Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 10.9% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 28.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 63.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 64.6% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 27.7% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 54.5% more on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.6 times more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 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 Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.