Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 10.0 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 30.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 24.2% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 80.5% as of 2015. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 70.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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 28.5% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
be 17.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% 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 4.8 times more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 99.5 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 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 Cambodia? See an in-depth size comparison.