Australia vs Greenland: Rural population, per square kilometre
Australia
0.4337 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland
0.0165 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
201st
Greenland rank
203rd
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Greenland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.4337 units per square kilometre against 0.0165 units per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 0.4172 units per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 26.2 times Greenland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 201st and Greenland ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2495 units per square kilometre | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | 0.2128 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | 0.216 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.2969 units per square kilometre | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 0.2633 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.3435 units per square kilometre | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | 0.3136 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3783 units per square kilometre | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | 0.3544 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4063 units per square kilometre | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | 0.3867 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4282 units per square kilometre | 0.017 units per square kilometre | 0.4112 units per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Australia or Greenland?
- Australia, at 0.4337 units per square kilometre against 0.0165 units per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Australia and Greenland?
- 0.4172 units per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 201st and Greenland ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.