Africa Eastern and Southern vs Greenland: Urban population, per capita
Africa Eastern and Southern
0.387 units per person
in 2025
Greenland
0.8857 units per person
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
41st
Greenland rank
38th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.8857 units per person against 0.387 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.4987 units per person.
That makes Greenland's figure about 2.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Greenland ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1578 units per person | 0.6666 units per person | 0.5088 units per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.1894 units per person | 0.7432 units per person | 0.5538 units per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.2265 units per person | 0.7821 units per person | 0.5556 units per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.2679 units per person | 0.8072 units per person | 0.5393 units per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.3032 units per person | 0.8265 units per person | 0.5232 units per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.343 units per person | 0.8572 units per person | 0.5141 units per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.3758 units per person | 0.8793 units per person | 0.5035 units per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 0.8857 units per person against 0.387 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Greenland?
- 0.4987 units per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Greenland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Greenland rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Greenland ranks 38th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban 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
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.