Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.7 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 16.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 73.7% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 20.7% fewer children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 26.6% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 29.4% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 92.7% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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