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
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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About this data
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.