What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Greenland and Libya?

0.0066 units per person, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Libya?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Greenland vs Libya: Urban population, per capita

Greenland

0.8857 units per person

in 2025

Libya

0.8791 units per person

in 2025

Greenland rank

38th

Libya rank

40th

Urban population, per capita over time

Greenland
Libya

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.8857 units per person against 0.8791 units per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0066 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 38th and Libya ranks 40th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6666 units per person	0.2824 units per person	0.3842 units per person	Greenland
1970s	0.7432 units per person	0.5949 units per person	0.1483 units per person	Greenland
1980s	0.7821 units per person	0.7554 units per person	0.0268 units per person	Greenland
1990s	0.8072 units per person	0.8379 units per person	0.0307 units per person	Libya
2000s	0.8265 units per person	0.8785 units per person	0.0521 units per person	Libya
2010s	0.8572 units per person	0.8794 units per person	0.0223 units per person	Libya
2020s	0.8793 units per person	0.8786 units per person	0.0007 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 Libya?: Greenland, at 0.8857 units per person against 0.8791 units per person in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Greenland and Libya?: 0.0066 units per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Libya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greenland and Libya rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Greenland ranks 38th and Libya ranks 40th 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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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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.