Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 40.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
make 23.0% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 52.5% 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 Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
have 38.4% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.6% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Poland, about 83.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.