Australia vs Greenland: Rural population, per capita

Australia
0.1228 units per person
in 2025
Greenland
0.1143 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
176th
Greenland rank
179th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Greenland
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1228 units per person against 0.1143 units per person in Greenland, a difference of 0.0085 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.

Australia ranks 176th and Greenland ranks 179th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Greenland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1704 units per person 0.3334 units per person 0.1631 units per person Greenland
1970s 0.142 units per person 0.2568 units per person 0.1148 units per person Greenland
1980s 0.1451 units per person 0.2179 units per person 0.0728 units per person Greenland
1990s 0.1471 units per person 0.1928 units per person 0.0457 units per person Greenland
2000s 0.1441 units per person 0.1735 units per person 0.0294 units per person Greenland
2010s 0.1322 units per person 0.1428 units per person 0.0107 units per person Greenland
2020s 0.1256 units per person 0.1207 units per person 0.0049 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Australia or Greenland?
Australia, at 0.1228 units per person against 0.1143 units per person in Greenland as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Australia and Greenland?
0.0085 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Australia ranks 176th and Greenland ranks 179th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.