What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Greenland and Sweden?

0.0051 units per person, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sweden?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Greenland vs Sweden: Rural population, per capita

Greenland

0.1143 units per person

in 2025

Sweden

0.1092 units per person

in 2025

Greenland rank

179th

Sweden rank

182nd

Rural population, per capita over time

Greenland
Sweden

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.1143 units per person against 0.1092 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0051 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 179th and Sweden ranks 182nd of 216 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3334 units per person	0.2339 units per person	0.0995 units per person	Greenland
1970s	0.2568 units per person	0.1759 units per person	0.0809 units per person	Greenland
1980s	0.2179 units per person	0.1686 units per person	0.0493 units per person	Greenland
1990s	0.1928 units per person	0.1621 units per person	0.0307 units per person	Greenland
2000s	0.1735 units per person	0.1562 units per person	0.0173 units per person	Greenland
2010s	0.1428 units per person	0.1357 units per person	0.0072 units per person	Greenland
2020s	0.1207 units per person	0.1149 units per person	0.0058 units per person	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Greenland or Sweden?: Greenland, at 0.1143 units per person against 0.1092 units per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Greenland and Sweden?: 0.0051 units per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greenland and Sweden rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Greenland ranks 179th and Sweden ranks 182nd 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: 18 August 2026

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.