Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Greenland, you would:

Health

live 7.5 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 28.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

make 38.8% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $68,100 as of 2021, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 71.4% less 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 40.0% fewer children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 18.0% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 51.0% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 95.9% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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