Quality of life comparison

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.

make 42.1 times more money

Sierra Leone 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 30.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. 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.

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.

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

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.

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.

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.