Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 16.2% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 8.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 17.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 22.4% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 60.6% more on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 88.4 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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