Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 13.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greenland, that number is 28.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 66.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 42.7% more likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Greenland, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 74.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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 65.1% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 34.4 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 19.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
be 33.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 66% 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 23.1 times more coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
Safety
be 15.1% less likely to be murdered
Yemen has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2013. In Greenland, that number is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2016.
Infrastructure
find 25.2 times more home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greenland has 32.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 40.2 times more CO2
Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2024), The World Factbook (2014–2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2022). How we calculate this
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