Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 13.6 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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
be 79.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 82.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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 68.6% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 34.4 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 19.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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 5.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
be 33.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 41.4% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 27.2 times more home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 84.6% less CO2
Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2014–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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