Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years less
In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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
be 12.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 27.8% more children
In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 26.3% less likely to have internet access
In United Kingdom, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
United Kingdom spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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
How big is Greenland compared to United Kingdom? See an in-depth size comparison.