Finland vs Greenland: Long term urban population region

Finland
88.2
in 2025
Greenland
87.48
in 2025
Finland rank
30th
Greenland rank
33rd

Long term urban population region over time

  • Finland
  • Greenland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 88.2 against 87.48 in Greenland, a difference of 0.72.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and Greenland ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 32 and Greenland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Greenland Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1185 0.0002 0.1183 Finland
1100s 0.1778 0.0007 0.1771 Finland
1200s 0.2667 0.0021 0.2646 Finland
1300s 0.4 0.0062 0.3938 Finland
1400s 0.6 0.0185 0.5815 Finland
1500s 0.9 0.0556 0.8444 Finland
1600s 1.4 0.1667 1.23 Finland
1700s 4 0.5 3.5 Finland
1710s 5.12 0.6164 4.5 Finland
1720s 6.23 0.7397 5.49 Finland
1730s 7.35 0.8877 6.46 Finland
1740s 8.47 1.07 7.4 Finland
1750s 9.59 1.28 8.31 Finland
1760s 10.7 1.53 9.17 Finland
1770s 11.82 1.84 9.98 Finland
1780s 12.94 2.21 10.73 Finland
1790s 14.05 2.65 11.4 Finland
1800s 15.17 3.18 11.99 Finland
1810s 16.29 3.82 12.47 Finland
1820s 17.4 4.58 12.82 Finland
1830s 18.52 5.5 13.03 Finland
1840s 19.64 6.6 13.04 Finland
1850s 20.76 7.91 12.84 Finland
1860s 21.87 9.5 12.38 Finland
1870s 22.99 11.4 11.59 Finland
1880s 24.11 13.68 10.43 Finland
1890s 25.22 16.41 8.81 Finland
1900s 26.34 19.69 6.65 Finland
1910s 27.46 23.63 3.83 Finland
1920s 28.57 28.36 0.2157 Finland
1930s 29.69 34.03 4.34 Greenland
1940s 30.81 40.84 10.03 Greenland
1950s 34.67 54.36 19.69 Greenland
1960s 43.33 67.2 23.87 Greenland
1970s 56.2 74.7 18.5 Greenland
1980s 60.12 77.79 17.67 Greenland
1990s 61.4 80.73 19.33 Greenland
2000s 71.91 82.82 10.91 Greenland
2010s 86.08 85.25 0.8238 Finland
2020s 87.74 87.01 0.7356 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Finland or Greenland?
Finland, at 88.2 against 87.48 in Greenland as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Finland and Greenland?
0.72, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Greenland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Finland and Greenland rank globally for long term urban population region?
Finland ranks 30th and Greenland ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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