Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 14.8 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 93.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 42.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 79.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 40.3% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 28.9% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
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