Greenland vs Sweden: Urban population, per capita
Greenland
0.8857 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.8908 units per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
38th
Sweden rank
35th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Greenland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8908 units per person against 0.8857 units per person in Greenland, a difference of 0.0051 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6666 units per person | 0.7661 units per person | 0.0995 units per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.7432 units per person | 0.8241 units per person | 0.0809 units per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.7821 units per person | 0.8314 units per person | 0.0493 units per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8072 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 0.0307 units per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8265 units per person | 0.8438 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8572 units per person | 0.8643 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8793 units per person | 0.8851 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Greenland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8908 units per person against 0.8857 units per person in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Greenland and Sweden?
- 0.0051 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Sweden rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 38th and Sweden 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.