Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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
be 51.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 28.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greenland: At a glance
How big is Greenland compared to Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.