Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 76.6% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 63.7% more children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jordan, there are 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 58.9% more 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 Jordan, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 71.7% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jordan: At a glance
How big is Jordan compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.