Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greenland instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.2 years longer

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 33.2% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 6.9 times more money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.

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Life

be 61.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 22.7 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 40.3% fewer children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 20.1 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 14.4% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Marshall Islands, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 94% 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.

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Expenditures

spend 32.5% more on education

Marshall Islands spends 7.7% 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 119.0 times more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Infrastructure

find 13.6 times more home broadband

Marshall Islands has 2.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022), 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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