Quality of life comparison

live 13.1 years longer

In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 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.

make 42.1 times more money

Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,500 as of 2022.

be 28.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Madagascar, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.

be 85.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Madagascar, 70.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.

be 84.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Madagascar, approximately 39.0 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 46.0% fewer children

In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Madagascar, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 4.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.

be 78.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on education

Madagascar spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 76.9% less coastline

Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.