Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 62.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
make 31.2 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.
Life
be 85.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.
have 64.0% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Greenland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 34.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Geography
see 137.8 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Infrastructure
find 3198.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 29.9 times more CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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