Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 7.9 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 23.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 30.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 26.6% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 73.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 51.7% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 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 17.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 20.7% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 81.8 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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 Ghana? See an in-depth size comparison.