Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 13.8 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 37.6% less likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 17.5% of people as of 2024.

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Life

be 77.1% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 22.5% fewer children

In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 28.2% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 92.7% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Infrastructure

find 27.0% more home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 65.8% less CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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