How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Greenland?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Greenland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Brazil

0.8818 people per person

in 2025

Greenland

0.8688 people per person

in 2025

Brazil rank

37th

Greenland rank

39th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Brazil
Greenland

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.8818 people per person against 0.8688 people per person in Greenland, a difference of 0.013 people per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.

Brazil ranks 37th and Greenland ranks 39th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4833 people per person	0.658 people per person	0.1747 people per person	Greenland
1970s	0.5961 people per person	0.737 people per person	0.141 people per person	Greenland
1980s	0.7107 people per person	0.7816 people per person	0.0709 people per person	Greenland
1990s	0.7756 people per person	0.8098 people per person	0.0342 people per person	Greenland
2000s	0.8274 people per person	0.8279 people per person	0.0004 people per person	Greenland
2010s	0.8554 people per person	0.8564 people per person	0.0009 people per person	Greenland
2020s	0.8751 people per person	0.8674 people per person	0.0077 people per person	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Brazil or Greenland?: Brazil, at 0.8818 people per person against 0.8688 people per person in Greenland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Brazil and Greenland?: 0.013 people per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Greenland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Greenland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Brazil ranks 37th and Greenland ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.