Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 2.2 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 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
have 22.5% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.9% less likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.9% less home broadband
Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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