Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 9.1 times more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 33.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 51.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 72.4% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 83.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 47.9% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 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 26.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Greenland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 4.2 times more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 42.1 times more coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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 Pakistan? See an in-depth size comparison.