Denmark vs Greenland: Rural population, per capita
Denmark
0.1115 units per person
in 2025
Greenland
0.1143 units per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
181st
Greenland rank
180th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Denmark
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.1143 units per person against 0.1115 units per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0028 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 181st and Greenland ranks 180th of 217 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2343 units per person | 0.3334 units per person | 0.0991 units per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.1815 units per person | 0.2568 units per person | 0.0753 units per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.1559 units per person | 0.2179 units per person | 0.062 units per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.1502 units per person | 0.1928 units per person | 0.0426 units per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.1413 units per person | 0.1735 units per person | 0.0323 units per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.1238 units per person | 0.1428 units per person | 0.0191 units per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.115 units per person | 0.1207 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Denmark or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 0.1143 units per person against 0.1115 units per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Denmark and Greenland?
- 0.0028 units per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greenland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Greenland rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 181st and Greenland ranks 180th of 217 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.