Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 15.2 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 40.1 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $68,100 as of 2021.
be 71.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 88.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 56.2% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 37.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% 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 12.1% more on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 109.7 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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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