Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 15.0% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 33.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
live 2.3 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 80.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
make 55.4 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.
Life
be 50.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 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 48.2% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 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 13.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% 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 49.1% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 228.4 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Infrastructure
find 4.7 times more home broadband
Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 8.2 times more CO2
Syria emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2014–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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