Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 53.4% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 82.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 23.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 11.9% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 30.4 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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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