Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 68.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 19.2 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 16.1% more children
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are approximately 9.3 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 37.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 89.5% more home broadband
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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