Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
Life
have 27.3% more children
In Barbados, 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.6% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 454.5 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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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