Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Mexico, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
make 67.1% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $68,100 as of 2021, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Mexico, however, that number is 36.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 35.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mexico, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 57.8% less on education
Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 78.8% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.