Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
make 52.9% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 29.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 15.7% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.8% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.1% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.