Greenland vs North America: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Greenland
7.22 sq. km per person
in 2023
North America
0.0476 sq. km per person
in 2023
Greenland rank
1st
North America rank
3rd
Land area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Greenland
- North America
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.0476 sq. km per person in North America, a difference of 7.17 sq. km per person.
That makes Greenland's figure about 151.7 times North America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 1st and North America ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8 sq. km per person | 0.085 sq. km per person | 8.71 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 7.01 sq. km per person | 0.0762 sq. km per person | 6.93 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 6.47 sq. km per person | 0.069 sq. km per person | 6.4 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 6.5 sq. km per person | 0.0618 sq. km per person | 6.44 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 7.26 sq. km per person | 0.0555 sq. km per person | 7.2 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 7.28 sq. km per person | 0.0509 sq. km per person | 7.23 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 7.25 sq. km per person | 0.0483 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, Greenland or North America?
- Greenland, at 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.0476 sq. km per person in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Greenland and North America?
- 7.17 sq. km per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and North America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and North America rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Greenland ranks 1st and North America ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.