Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 35.7% more money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 74.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 31.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 19.5% less likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 4.2 times more on education
Bahamas spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 12.4 times more coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 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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