Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 17.6% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 34.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 27.3% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 26.3% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% more on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 13.7 times more coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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 Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.