Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Fiji, you would:
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 45.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 13.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 16.7% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 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 40.0% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 39.0 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 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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