Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greenland instead of Isle of Man, you would:

Health

live 10.8 years less

In Isle of Man, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 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 8.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Isle of Man, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.

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make 35.0% less money

Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $90,015 as of 2023, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.

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Life

have 44.9% more children

In Isle of Man, there are approximately 8.3 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 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 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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Geography

see 275.5 times more coastline

Isle of Man has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), 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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