Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greenland instead of Israel, you would:

Health

live 12.9 years less

In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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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be 26.2% more likely to be obese

In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 26.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.

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Life

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Israel, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.

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have 35.5% fewer children

In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 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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Basic Needs

be 21.2% less likely to have internet access

In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 72.0% more on education

Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

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Geography

see 161.5 times more coastline

Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Environment

emit 81.1% more CO2

Israel emits 5.8 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 (2014–2022), World Health Organization (2024). 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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