Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Belize, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 6.9 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 60.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 21.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 35.2% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 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 37.3% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 34.2% more on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 114.2 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 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 Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.