Greenland vs Sweden: Long term urban population region
Greenland
87.48
in 2025
Sweden
88
in 2025
Greenland rank
35th
Sweden rank
33rd
Long term urban population region over time
- Greenland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 88 against 87.48 in Greenland, a difference of 0.52.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0.0037 | 0.0035 | Sweden |
| 1100s | 0.0007 | 0.0111 | 0.0104 | Sweden |
| 1200s | 0.0021 | 0.0333 | 0.0313 | Sweden |
| 1300s | 0.0062 | 0.1 | 0.0938 | Sweden |
| 1400s | 0.0185 | 0.3 | 0.2815 | Sweden |
| 1500s | 0.0556 | 0.9 | 0.8444 | Sweden |
| 1600s | 0.1667 | 1.4 | 1.23 | Sweden |
| 1700s | 0.5 | 4 | 3.5 | Sweden |
| 1710s | 0.6164 | 6.47 | 5.85 | Sweden |
| 1720s | 0.7397 | 8.94 | 8.2 | Sweden |
| 1730s | 0.8877 | 11.41 | 10.52 | Sweden |
| 1740s | 1.07 | 13.88 | 12.82 | Sweden |
| 1750s | 1.28 | 16.35 | 15.07 | Sweden |
| 1760s | 1.53 | 18.82 | 17.29 | Sweden |
| 1770s | 1.84 | 21.29 | 19.45 | Sweden |
| 1780s | 2.21 | 23.76 | 21.56 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 2.65 | 26.23 | 23.58 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 3.18 | 28.7 | 25.52 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 3.82 | 31.18 | 27.36 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 4.58 | 33.65 | 29.07 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 5.5 | 36.12 | 30.62 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 6.6 | 38.59 | 31.99 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 7.91 | 41.06 | 33.14 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 9.5 | 43.53 | 34.03 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 11.4 | 46 | 34.6 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 13.68 | 48.47 | 34.79 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 16.41 | 50.94 | 34.53 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 19.69 | 53.41 | 33.72 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 23.63 | 55.88 | 32.25 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 28.36 | 58.35 | 29.99 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 34.03 | 60.82 | 26.79 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 40.84 | 63.29 | 22.46 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 54.36 | 68.89 | 14.54 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 67.2 | 76.4 | 9.2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 74.7 | 82.39 | 7.69 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 77.79 | 83.01 | 5.22 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 80.73 | 83.72 | 2.99 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 82.82 | 84.32 | 1.51 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 85.25 | 85.74 | 0.4915 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 87.01 | 87.52 | 0.5123 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Greenland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 88 against 87.48 in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Greenland and Sweden?
- 0.52, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Sweden rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Greenland ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.