Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greenland instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

Health

be 28.5% more likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 28.0 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,086 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.

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be 27.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.

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Life

be 46.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Solomon Islands, approximately 16.4 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 55.1% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 26.7 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 23.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Solomon Islands, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (81% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Greenland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.

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be 39.6% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Solomon Islands, approximately 72% of people have access to drinking water (91% in urban areas, and 65% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Geography

see 8.3 times more coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Infrastructure

find 290.7 times more home broadband

Solomon Islands has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 27.5 times more CO2

Solomon Islands emits 0.4 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2012–2022), 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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