Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Austria instead of Greenland, you would:

Health

live 11.7 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 41.1% less likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.

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Life

be 68.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Austria, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 30.0% fewer children

In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 48.2% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Austria spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 39.5% less CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2019–2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Greenland vs. Austria

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Austria is 20.0% cheaper than Greenland overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Greenland is about 26 times bigger than Austria.
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Moving from Greenland to Austria · UN DESA 2020
2 people born in Greenland live in Austria.
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Austria: At a glance

Austria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 82,445 sq km. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
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