Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
be 57.8% more likely to be obese
In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 68.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
make 63.9 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 86.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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.
have 60.8% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Greenland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 26.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Geography
see 76.1 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Infrastructure
find 118.4 times more home broadband
Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 69.7 times more CO2
Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
Compare further: Liberia vs. Greenland
Greenland: At a glance
How big is Greenland compared to Liberia? See an in-depth size comparison.