Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 8.2 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 22.9% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 19.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 25.5% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.1% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 96.3% more on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 97.8 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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 Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.