Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 9.3 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 34.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 12.2% more likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 73.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 15.6% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 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 96.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Greenland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 5.3 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 22.8 times more coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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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