Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 12.1 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 13.7% less likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 24.2% of people as of 2024.

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Life

be 78.3% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.

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have 35.0% fewer children

In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 34.8% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Finland, about 93.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 37.5% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Finland spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 97.2% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

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Infrastructure

find 14.1% more home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Finland has 36.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 47.0% less CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Finland emits 5.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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