Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greenland instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Health

be 30.0% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 40.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 8.7 years less

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 69.4% more money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $34,537 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.

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Life

be 86.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 4.7 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.

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have 27.3% fewer children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 30.5% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 16.7 times more coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Safety

be 5.7 times more likely to be murdered

Saudi Arabia has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2016.

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Infrastructure

find 27.4% less home broadband

Saudi Arabia has 44.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 43.5% less CO2

Saudi Arabia emits 18.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Greenland: At a glance

Greenland is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 2,166,086 sq km. Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008 and acquired greater responsibility for internal affairs when the Act on Greenland Self-Government was signed into law in June 2009. Denmark, however, continues to exercise control over several policy areas on behalf of Greenland including foreign affairs, security, and financial policy in consultation with Greenland's Self-Rule Government.
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