Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greenland instead of New Caledonia, you would:

Health

live 8.7 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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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Economy

make 2.0 times more money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.

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Life

be 75.0% more likely to die during infancy

In New Caledonia, approximately 5.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.

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have 14.5% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 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 15.2% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 19.6 times more coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Infrastructure

find 65.1% more home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 38.8% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2022). 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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