Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 64.6% more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 26.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 48.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 46.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 23.3% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 17.7 times more coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 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
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