Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 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 3.1 times more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 56.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 13.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 19.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Albania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 121.8 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 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 Albania? See an in-depth size comparison.