Denmark vs Greenland: Urban population, per capita
Denmark
0.8885 units per person
in 2025
Greenland
0.8857 units per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
37th
Greenland rank
38th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Denmark
- Greenland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.8885 units per person against 0.8857 units per person in Greenland, a difference of 0.0028 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 37th and Greenland ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7657 units per person | 0.6666 units per person | 0.0991 units per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.8185 units per person | 0.7432 units per person | 0.0753 units per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.8441 units per person | 0.7821 units per person | 0.062 units per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.8498 units per person | 0.8072 units per person | 0.0426 units per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.8587 units per person | 0.8265 units per person | 0.0323 units per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.8762 units per person | 0.8572 units per person | 0.0191 units per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.885 units per person | 0.8793 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Denmark or Greenland?
- Denmark, at 0.8885 units per person against 0.8857 units per person in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Denmark and Greenland?
- 0.0028 units per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greenland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Greenland rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 37th and Greenland ranks 38th of 218 countries.
- 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.