Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 93.5% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 19.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
be 84.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 18.6% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 66.8 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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 Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.