Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 14.5% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $68,100 as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 20.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 10.7% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.6% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 67.2% more on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 71.1% more coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greenland: At a glance
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