Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Greenland, you would:
Economy
be 81.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
make 57.9% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $17,600 as of 2019.
be 53.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Palau, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2006.
Life
be 28.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Palau, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.
have 16.5% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Palau, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 48.6% less likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Palau, about 36.0% do as of 2016.
Geography
see 96.6% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Palau: At a glance
How big is Palau compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.