Greenland vs South Korea: Long term urban population region

Greenland
87.48
in 2025
South Korea
86.81
in 2025
Greenland rank
35th
South Korea rank
37th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Greenland
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 87.48 against 86.81 in South Korea, a difference of 0.67.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was South Korea ahead.

Greenland ranks 35th and South Korea ranks 37th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 17 and South Korea in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland South Korea Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 0.001 0.0007 South Korea
1100s 0.0007 0.0029 0.0022 South Korea
1200s 0.0021 0.0088 0.0067 South Korea
1300s 0.0062 0.0264 0.0202 South Korea
1400s 0.0185 0.0791 0.0606 South Korea
1500s 0.0556 0.2373 0.1817 South Korea
1600s 0.1667 0.7118 0.5451 South Korea
1700s 0.5 2.14 1.64 South Korea
1710s 0.6164 2.41 1.79 South Korea
1720s 0.7397 2.64 1.9 South Korea
1730s 0.8877 2.89 2 South Korea
1740s 1.07 3.16 2.1 South Korea
1750s 1.28 3.46 2.18 South Korea
1760s 1.53 3.79 2.26 South Korea
1770s 1.84 4.15 2.31 South Korea
1780s 2.21 4.55 2.34 South Korea
1790s 2.65 4.98 2.33 South Korea
1800s 3.18 5.46 2.28 South Korea
1810s 3.82 5.98 2.16 South Korea
1820s 4.58 6.54 1.96 South Korea
1830s 5.5 7.17 1.67 South Korea
1840s 6.6 7.85 1.25 South Korea
1850s 7.91 8.6 0.6835 South Korea
1860s 9.5 9.42 0.0806 Greenland
1870s 11.4 10.31 1.08 Greenland
1880s 13.68 11.3 2.38 Greenland
1890s 16.41 12.37 4.04 Greenland
1900s 19.69 13.55 6.14 Greenland
1910s 23.63 14.84 8.79 Greenland
1920s 28.36 16.25 12.11 Greenland
1930s 34.03 17.8 16.23 Greenland
1940s 40.84 19.5 21.34 Greenland
1950s 54.36 23.82 30.54 Greenland
1960s 67.2 31.81 35.39 Greenland
1970s 74.7 47.3 27.41 Greenland
1980s 77.79 64.34 13.45 Greenland
1990s 80.73 77.49 3.24 Greenland
2000s 82.82 81.54 1.27 Greenland
2010s 85.25 84.15 1.1 Greenland
2020s 87.01 86.22 0.7918 Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Greenland or South Korea?
Greenland, at 87.48 against 86.81 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Greenland and South Korea?
0.67, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and South Korea?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Greenland and South Korea rank globally for long term urban population region?
Greenland ranks 35th and South Korea ranks 37th of 202 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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About this data

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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