Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 4.8 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 17.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 12.7% more likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 21.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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.
have 13.3% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 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 27.3% more likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 96.3% more on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 43.1 times more coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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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