Greenland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, per capita
Greenland
0.8857 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.4466 units per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Greenland
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.8857 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4391 units per person.
That makes Greenland's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6666 units per person | 0.1611 units per person | 0.5055 units per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.7432 units per person | 0.207 units per person | 0.5362 units per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.7821 units per person | 0.2554 units per person | 0.5267 units per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.8072 units per person | 0.3037 units per person | 0.5035 units per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.8265 units per person | 0.3487 units per person | 0.4778 units per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.8572 units per person | 0.396 units per person | 0.4611 units per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.8793 units per person | 0.434 units per person | 0.4453 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Greenland, at 0.8857 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 0.4391 units per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th 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.