Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 2.1 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 22.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 12.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 58.2% more on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 34.2 times more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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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