Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 56.4% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 64.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
live 1.6 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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
be 26.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
make 10.0 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.
Life
be 28.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 12.3 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.
have 51.9% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 109.4 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Safety
be 14.5% less likely to be murdered
Samoa has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2018. In Greenland, that number is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2016.
Infrastructure
find 36.3 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 6.5 times more CO2
Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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