Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 19.9 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 8.2 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 86.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 75.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 89.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 56.3% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 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 61.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
be 21.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 30.9% more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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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