Greenland vs Mongolia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Greenland
0.12 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mongolia
1.55 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland rank
215th
Mongolia rank
213th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Greenland
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1.55 people per square kilometre against 0.12 people per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 1.43 people per square kilometre.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 12.9 times Greenland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 215th and Mongolia ranks 213th of 215 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0769 people per square kilometre | 0.3091 people per square kilometre | 0.2322 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.1053 people per square kilometre | 0.4612 people per square kilometre | 0.3559 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 0.1209 people per square kilometre | 0.681 people per square kilometre | 0.5601 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 0.1253 people per square kilometre | 0.849 people per square kilometre | 0.7237 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 0.1141 people per square kilometre | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 0.9028 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.1176 people per square kilometre | 1.29 people per square kilometre | 1.17 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.1196 people per square kilometre | 1.5 people per square kilometre | 1.38 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
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 square kilometre, Greenland or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 1.55 people per square kilometre against 0.12 people per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Greenland and Mongolia?
- 1.43 people per square kilometre, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mongolia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Mongolia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Greenland ranks 215th and Mongolia ranks 213th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.