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Greenland

Greenland / GL

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Greenland in numbers.

Area410,450 kmยฒWorld # 60 โ†’Population56.8KWorld # 199 โ†’Population density0.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 215 โ†’Life expectancy70.3 yearsWorld # 150 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 58,499World # 25 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Greenland across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area410,450 kmยฒWorld # 60 / 2023 โ†’Population56.8KWorld # 199 / 2025 โ†’Population density0.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 215 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0%World # 168 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.7World # 128 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate12 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 121 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 54 / 2024 โ†’Median age34.2 yearsWorld # 103 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+11.5%World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1420.7%World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Urban population88.6%World # 38 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-265World # 97 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-4.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 191 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share10.4%World # 81 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy70.3 yearsWorld # 150 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 58,499World # 25 / 2023 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 3.3BWorld # 179 / 2023 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 78,906World # 20 / 2023 โ†’Real GDP growth0.9%World # 176 / 2023 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0%World # 209 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person11.1 tWorld # 22 / 2024 โ†’Internet use69.5%World # 134 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions118.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 95 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate5.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 62 / 2016 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageklMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal51 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightklLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyDanish KroneDKKDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country