Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 5.2 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 28.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 30.0% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% 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 El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 27.9% less likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 22.8% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 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 27.3% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 143.6 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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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