Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greenland instead of Barbados, you would:

Health

be 28.8% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 39.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 6.1 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 37.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Barbados, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.

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make 2.1 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $28,365 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.

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Geography

see 454.5 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Infrastructure

find 14.7% less home broadband

Barbados has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 4.1 times more CO2

Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), The World Factbook (2015), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Greenland: At a glance

Greenland is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 2,166,086 sq km. Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008 and acquired greater responsibility for internal affairs when the Act on Greenland Self-Government was signed into law in June 2009. Denmark, however, continues to exercise control over several policy areas on behalf of Greenland including foreign affairs, security, and financial policy in consultation with Greenland's Self-Rule Government.
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