Austria or Greenland: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Austria
5
indicators ahead
Greenland
3
indicators ahead

Austria wins on more indicators: 5 of 9 against 3.

  • Safety and trust: tie 0:0
  • Costs and work: Greenland 0:1
  • Climate and health: Austria 4:1
  • Law and institutions: tie 1:1

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Austria
Greenland

Safety and trust

Tie (0 : 0)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
0.9 per 100,000 residents
2023
5.4 per 100,000 residents
2016
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
50%
2022
no data

Costs and work

Better: Greenland (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
periods differ
✗$76,778
20253% lower
✓$78,906
20233% higher

Climate and health

Better: Austria (4 : 1)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓82.0 years
202417% higher
✗70.3 years
202414% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓79.8 years
202417% higher
✗68.4 years
202414% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓84.3 years
202417% higher
✗72.2 years
202414% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓85.2 years
202313% higher
✗75.1 years
202312% lower
Infant survival
no data for one of the places
99.72%
2024
no data
Survival of children under 5
no data for one of the places
99.67%
2024
no data
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗10.0 µg/m³ per year
2023525% higher
✓1.6 µg/m³ per year
202384% lower

Law and institutions

Tie (1 : 1)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓1.65 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
20254% higher
✗1.59 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
20254% lower
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗1.30 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202512% lower
✓1.48 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202514% higher

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Austria, Greenland.

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