Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 93.3 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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.
have 67.6% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% 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 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 50.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 52% 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.
Expenditures
spend 70.6% more on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.8 times more coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Infrastructure
find 228.4 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 36.0 times more CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 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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