Greenland vs IDA total: Urban population, per capita
Greenland
0.8857 units per person
in 2025
IDA total
0.4115 units per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
38th
IDA total rank
39th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Greenland
- IDA total
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.8857 units per person against 0.4115 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.4742 units per person.
That makes Greenland's figure about 2.2 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 38th and IDA total ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6666 units per person | 0.151 units per person | 0.5155 units per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.7432 units per person | 0.1932 units per person | 0.55 units per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.7821 units per person | 0.2395 units per person | 0.5427 units per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.8072 units per person | 0.2785 units per person | 0.5286 units per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.8265 units per person | 0.32 units per person | 0.5065 units per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.8572 units per person | 0.3656 units per person | 0.4916 units per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.8793 units per person | 0.4001 units per person | 0.4793 units per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Greenland or IDA total?
- Greenland, at 0.8857 units per person against 0.4115 units per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Greenland and IDA total?
- 0.4742 units per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and IDA total rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 38th and IDA total ranks 39th 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.