Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 55.2% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 52.4% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 4.2 times more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 228.4 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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
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