Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 2.5 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 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 Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 78.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 58.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 23.5% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 34.2 times more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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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