Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Syria, you would:
Economy
make 14.4 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 34.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 80.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 15.7% more likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 44.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 37.8% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 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 12.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 49.1% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 228.4 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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 Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.