Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Timor-Leste, 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 10.7 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,900 as of 2022, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 61.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 46.8% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 74.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 54.5% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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 78.2% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 14.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 2.4 times more on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 62.4 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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 Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.