Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 3.2 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 97.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 66.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 11.3% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 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 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% 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
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 68.5 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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
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