Greenland vs Namibia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Greenland
0.12 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
1.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland rank
215th
Namibia rank
212th

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

  • Greenland
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.8 people per square kilometre against 0.12 people per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 1.68 people per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 15.0 times Greenland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 215th and Namibia ranks 212th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0769 people per square kilometre 0.1964 people per square kilometre 0.1195 people per square kilometre Namibia
1970s 0.1053 people per square kilometre 0.2658 people per square kilometre 0.1605 people per square kilometre Namibia
1980s 0.1209 people per square kilometre 0.3484 people per square kilometre 0.2274 people per square kilometre Namibia
1990s 0.1253 people per square kilometre 0.5516 people per square kilometre 0.4263 people per square kilometre Namibia
2000s 0.1141 people per square kilometre 0.8623 people per square kilometre 0.7482 people per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 0.1176 people per square kilometre 1.29 people per square kilometre 1.18 people per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 0.1196 people per square kilometre 1.71 people per square kilometre 1.59 people per square kilometre Namibia

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 Namibia?
Namibia, at 1.8 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 Namibia?
1.68 people per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Greenland ranks 215th and Namibia ranks 212th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.