Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 11.9 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $68,100 as of 2021.
be 55.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 60.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 21.1% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 68.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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.
have 47.3% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 40.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Greenland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.3 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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 Kenya? See an in-depth size comparison.