Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
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.
Economy
make 26.7 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
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 15.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 1.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
Life
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.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 35% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
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.
Expenditures
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.
Geography
see 76.9% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
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