Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 24.1 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 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 112.2 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $661 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 65.4 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 74.5% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 42.4 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 98.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 24% 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 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 27.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
be 32.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 63.1% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 48.0 times more home broadband
Somalia has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 20.0% less CO2
Somalia emits 0.1 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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