Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greenland instead of Turkey, you would:

Health

live 7.2 years less

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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

make 3.1 times more money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $58,499 as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 3.3 times more on education

Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

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Geography

see 6.1 times more coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.

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Infrastructure

find 36.5% more home broadband

Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 94.2% more CO2

Turkey emits 5.4 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 (2019). 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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