Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 6.6 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 20.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
be 75.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 48.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 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.
have 28.2% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 109.4 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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 Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.