Greenland vs Mongolia: Population, total, per square kilometre

Greenland
0.1385 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mongolia
2.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland rank
216th
Mongolia rank
215th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Greenland
  • Mongolia
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2.23 units per square kilometre against 0.1385 units per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 2.09 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 16.1 times Greenland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 216th and Mongolia ranks 215th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Mongolia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1147 units per square kilometre 0.7329 units per square kilometre 0.6182 units per square kilometre Mongolia
1970s 0.1428 units per square kilometre 0.9513 units per square kilometre 0.8085 units per square kilometre Mongolia
1980s 0.1546 units per square kilometre 1.23 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre Mongolia
1990s 0.1548 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre Mongolia
2000s 0.1378 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre 1.49 units per square kilometre Mongolia
2010s 0.1373 units per square kilometre 1.92 units per square kilometre 1.79 units per square kilometre Mongolia
2020s 0.138 units per square kilometre 2.19 units per square kilometre 2.05 units per square kilometre Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Greenland or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 2.23 units per square kilometre against 0.1385 units per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Greenland and Mongolia?
2.09 units per square kilometre, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mongolia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Mongolia rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Greenland ranks 216th and Mongolia ranks 215th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.