Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 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 27.9 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 77.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Madagascar, 70.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 1.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 29.4% more likely to be literate
In Madagascar, the literacy rate is 77.3% as of 2021. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 77.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Madagascar, approximately 39.0 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 51.1% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 35% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 78.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access (85% in urban areas, and 38% 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 3.3 times more on education
Madagascar spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.1 times more coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 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
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