Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 16.6 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 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 63.7 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 86.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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 67.3% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 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 51.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% 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 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
be 54.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 65% 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
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 576.5 times more home broadband
Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 90.7% less CO2
Sudan emits 0.4 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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