Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 2.4 years longer

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 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.

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Life

be 42.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 8.7 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.

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Infrastructure

find 4.0 times more home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Wallis and Futuna is about 10 times smaller than Faroe Islands.
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Faroe Islands: At a glance

Faroe Islands is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 1,393 sq km. The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self-government was granted the Faroese in 1948, who have autonomy over most internal affairs while Denmark is responsible for justice, defense, and foreign affairs. The Faroe Islands are not part of the European Union.
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