Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 14.9 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 14.3% more likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 39.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 36.1% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 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 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 4.6 times more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 17.4 times more coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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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