Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greenland instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

Health

live 3.4 years less

In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 19.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.

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make 3.1 times more money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.

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Life

be 48.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 17.0 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 13.9% more children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 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 15.4% less likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 82.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 121.8 times more coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Infrastructure

find 18.3% more home broadband

Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 46.6% less CO2

Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 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 (2014–2022). 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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