Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 11.3 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 12.5 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 76.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 82.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 51.7% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% more on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 58.2% more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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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