Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 8.2 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 66.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 62.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 13.0% more likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 42.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.
have 23.0% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 66.7% more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 53.6 times more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greenland: At a glance
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