Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 4.5 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 43.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 29.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 99.6% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 55.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 44.2% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 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 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 760.1 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 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
How big is Greenland compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.