Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Greenland instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 15.1 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 18.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.

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Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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.

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Basic Needs

be 27.4% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 60.1 times more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Infrastructure

find 20.6% less home broadband

Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 2.3 times more CO2

Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2015–2022). How we calculate this

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Greenland: At a glance

Greenland is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 2,166,086 sq km. Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008 and acquired greater responsibility for internal affairs when the Act on Greenland Self-Government was signed into law in June 2009. Denmark, however, continues to exercise control over several policy areas on behalf of Greenland including foreign affairs, security, and financial policy in consultation with Greenland's Self-Rule Government.
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