Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 19.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 64.0% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 19.3% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.7% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 46.1% less on education
Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.0% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.