Greenland vs Netherlands: Long term urban population region

Greenland
87.48
in 2025
Netherlands
86.72
in 2025
Greenland rank
35th
Netherlands rank
38th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Greenland
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 87.48 against 86.72 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.76.

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

Greenland ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 38th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 0.5 0.4998 Netherlands
1100s 0.0007 1 0.9993 Netherlands
1200s 0.0021 2.2 2.2 Netherlands
1300s 0.0062 4.1 4.09 Netherlands
1400s 0.0185 4.7 4.68 Netherlands
1500s 0.0556 10.4 10.34 Netherlands
1600s 0.1667 22 21.83 Netherlands
1700s 0.5 33.6 33.1 Netherlands
1710s 0.6164 34.52 33.9 Netherlands
1720s 0.7397 35.44 34.7 Netherlands
1730s 0.8877 36.35 35.46 Netherlands
1740s 1.07 37.27 36.2 Netherlands
1750s 1.28 38.19 36.91 Netherlands
1760s 1.53 39.11 37.57 Netherlands
1770s 1.84 40.02 38.18 Netherlands
1780s 2.21 40.94 38.73 Netherlands
1790s 2.65 41.86 39.21 Netherlands
1800s 3.18 42.78 39.59 Netherlands
1810s 3.82 43.69 39.88 Netherlands
1820s 4.58 44.61 40.03 Netherlands
1830s 5.5 45.53 40.03 Netherlands
1840s 6.6 46.45 39.85 Netherlands
1850s 7.91 47.36 39.45 Netherlands
1860s 9.5 48.28 38.78 Netherlands
1870s 11.4 49.2 37.8 Netherlands
1880s 13.68 50.12 36.44 Netherlands
1890s 16.41 51.03 34.62 Netherlands
1900s 19.69 51.95 32.26 Netherlands
1910s 23.63 52.87 29.24 Netherlands
1920s 28.36 53.79 25.43 Netherlands
1930s 34.03 54.7 20.67 Netherlands
1940s 40.84 55.62 14.78 Netherlands
1950s 54.36 58.05 3.7 Netherlands
1960s 67.2 60.87 6.33 Greenland
1970s 74.7 63.35 11.36 Greenland
1980s 77.79 66.72 11.08 Greenland
1990s 80.73 72.56 8.18 Greenland
2000s 82.82 79.67 3.15 Greenland
2010s 85.25 84.06 1.19 Greenland
2020s 87.01 86.12 0.8887 Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Greenland or Netherlands?
Greenland, at 87.48 against 86.72 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Greenland and Netherlands?
0.76, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Netherlands?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Greenland and Netherlands rank globally for long term urban population region?
Greenland ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 38th 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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