How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark 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.

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

Denmark

0.8875 people per person

in 2025

Greenland

0.8688 people per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

36th

Greenland rank

39th

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

Denmark
Greenland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.8875 people per person against 0.8688 people per person in Greenland, a difference of 0.0187 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 36th and Greenland ranks 39th of 215 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7657 people per person	0.658 people per person	0.1077 people per person	Denmark
1970s	0.8185 people per person	0.737 people per person	0.0814 people per person	Denmark
1980s	0.8441 people per person	0.7816 people per person	0.0625 people per person	Denmark
1990s	0.8498 people per person	0.8098 people per person	0.0399 people per person	Denmark
2000s	0.8588 people per person	0.8279 people per person	0.0309 people per person	Denmark
2010s	0.8763 people per person	0.8564 people per person	0.0199 people per person	Denmark
2020s	0.8848 people per person	0.8674 people per person	0.0174 people per person	Denmark

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, Denmark or Greenland?: Denmark, at 0.8875 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 Denmark and Greenland?: 0.0187 people per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greenland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Greenland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Denmark ranks 36th 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.