Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.1 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 21.5% less likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 94.7% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.

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Life

have 61.7% more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 69.1% 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 Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 32.4% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, about 92.0% do as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 75.6% less home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 85.7% less CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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