Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 3.1 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 13.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 54.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 24.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 2.4 times more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 13.7 times more coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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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