Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 12.4 years less

In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Jersey, approximately 3.9 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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Basic Needs

be 25.3% less likely to have internet access

In Jersey, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 629.8 times more coastline

Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Greenland is 11.7% cheaper than Jersey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Jersey is about 18,673 times smaller than Greenland.
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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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