What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Greenland?

7.17 sq. km per person, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Greenland?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Greenland: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0501 sq. km per person

in 2023

Greenland

7.22 sq. km per person

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

2nd

Greenland rank

1st

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Greenland

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.0501 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.17 sq. km per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 144.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Greenland ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0044 sq. km per person	8.8 sq. km per person	8.79 sq. km per person	Greenland
1970s	0.0039 sq. km per person	7.01 sq. km per person	7 sq. km per person	Greenland
1980s	0.0035 sq. km per person	6.47 sq. km per person	6.47 sq. km per person	Greenland
1990s	0.0425 sq. km per person	6.5 sq. km per person	6.46 sq. km per person	Greenland
2000s	0.0523 sq. km per person	7.26 sq. km per person	7.2 sq. km per person	Greenland
2010s	0.0508 sq. km per person	7.28 sq. km per person	7.23 sq. km per person	Greenland
2020s	0.0498 sq. km per person	7.25 sq. km per person	7.2 sq. km per person	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Greenland?: Greenland, at 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.0501 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Greenland?: 7.17 sq. km per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Greenland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Greenland rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Greenland ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.