Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 22.5 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 25.0 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 32.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 82.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 91.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 51.6% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 7.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
be 37.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.5% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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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