Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.1 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 Iceland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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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 Iceland, about 98.2% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 38.5 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.

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Infrastructure

find 4.3 times more home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Iceland has 37.5 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Wallis and Futuna is about 725 times smaller than Iceland.
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Iceland: At a glance

Iceland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 100,250 sq km. Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Denmark granted limited home rule in 1874 and complete independence in 1944. The second half of the 20th century saw substantial economic growth driven primarily by the fishing industry. The economy diversified greatly after the country joined the European Economic Area in 1994, but Iceland was especially hard hit by the global financial crisis in the years following 2008. Literacy, longevity, and social cohesion are first rate by world standards.
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