Quality of life comparison

live 25.5 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 28.6 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2022, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.

be 88.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.

be 81.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.

be 93.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 60.2% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 6.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.

be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 25.3 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 63.1% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.