Greenland vs Libya: Rural population, per capita
Greenland
0.1143 units per person
in 2025
Libya
0.1209 units per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
180th
Libya rank
178th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Greenland
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.1209 units per person against 0.1143 units per person in Greenland, a difference of 0.0066 units per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Greenland ranks 180th and Libya ranks 178th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3334 units per person | 0.7176 units per person | 0.3842 units per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.2568 units per person | 0.4051 units per person | 0.1483 units per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.2179 units per person | 0.2446 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.1928 units per person | 0.1621 units per person | 0.0307 units per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.1735 units per person | 0.1215 units per person | 0.0521 units per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.1428 units per person | 0.1206 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.1207 units per person | 0.1214 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Greenland or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.1209 units per person against 0.1143 units per person in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Greenland and Libya?
- 0.0066 units per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Libya rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 180th and Libya ranks 178th 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.