Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 2.9 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 67.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 51.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 18.1% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 69.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 47.0% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 12.9% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 3.8 times more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 49.8 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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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