Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 12.6% less likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2024.

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live 2.5 years less

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 97.3% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $1,596 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Pakistan, there are 27.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 5.5 times 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 48.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 17.6% less likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Pakistan, about 57.2% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 97.6% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.

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Infrastructure

find 95.4% less home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Pakistan has 1.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 92.2% less CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Pakistan emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Pakistan: At a glance

Pakistan is a sovereign country in South Asia, with a total land area of approximately 770,875 sq km. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. India-Pakistan relations have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, but both countries are taking small steps to put relations back on track. In February 2008, Pakistan held parliamentary elections and in September 2008, after the resignation of former President MUSHARRAF, elected Asif Ali ZARDARI to the presidency. Pakistani government and military leaders are struggling to control domestic insurgents, many of whom are located in the tribal areas adjacent to the border with Afghanistan.
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