Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years less
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 54.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 19.2 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 29.0% more children
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 84.8% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 37.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 75.2% more home broadband
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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