Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of China, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Greenland, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $16,400 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In China, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 27.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In China, 0.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 38.9% more children
In China, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 29.4% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 3.0 times more on education
China spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
China has a total of 14,500 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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