Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 46.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 74.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
make 70.1% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 50.0% less likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 80.2% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 97.0% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.