Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 24.9% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
live 5.0 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.
Life
be 27.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 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 22.4% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 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 16.4% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 83.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Infrastructure
find 47.1% more home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.9 times more CO2
Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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