Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 24.3% less 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 Qatar, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 32.3% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.8% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.