Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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 25.2% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2022, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 82.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 45.2% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.2 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 25.3% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Austria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greenland: At a glance
How big is Greenland compared to Austria? See an in-depth size comparison.