Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 18.9 times more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $68,100 as of 2021.
be 38.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 22.2% more likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 76.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.
have 58.5% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 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 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 46% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 38.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% 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 3.1 times more on education
Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 31.0 times more coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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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