Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 72.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
make 21.7 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.
Life
be 47.0% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 68.0% as of 2017. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 77.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 45.3% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 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 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 45.2% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% 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 24.9 times more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Infrastructure
find 103.2 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 34.8 times more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), The World Factbook (2012–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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