Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
make 36.6% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 13.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 37.3% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.2% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.