Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 33.3% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
live 12.2 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 19.3% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.
Life
have 26.1% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 82.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.1% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 78.3 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 77.9% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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