Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 4.7 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 73.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 70.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 44.9% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 70.7% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% more on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 28.0 times more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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
How big is Greenland compared to Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.