Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
be 57.7% more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 50.2 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.
Life
be 64.7% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 79.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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 63.6% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 51.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% 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.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 54.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (74% in urban areas, and 60% 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.
Geography
see 51.7 times more coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Infrastructure
find 533.0 times more home broadband
Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 24.3 times more CO2
Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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