Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 2.0 times more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $68,100 as of 2021.
be 21.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 70.9% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 124.5 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 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
How big is Greenland compared to Bulgaria? See an in-depth size comparison.