Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Economy
be 6.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 14.0% as of 1998.
Life
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
have 37.6% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 61.5% less likely to have internet access
In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha: At a glance
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