Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
live 15.5 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 110.5 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 84.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 65.3% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 6.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Faroe Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 5.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
be 36.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Malawi spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 384.3 times more home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 81.8% less CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022). How we calculate this
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