Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 28.4 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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 60.6 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 91.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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 66.8% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 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 63.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
be 21.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 30.9% more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 432.4 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 93.0% less CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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