What is the difference in population density between Greenland and Mongolia?

3.45 people per km², with Mongolia ahead.

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

183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Mongolia: Population density

Greenland

0.0907 people per km²

in 2100

Mongolia

3.54 people per km²

in 2100

Greenland rank

235th

Mongolia rank

232nd

Population density over time

Greenland
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 3.54 people per km² against 0.0907 people per km² in Greenland, a difference of 3.45 people per km².

That makes Mongolia's figure about 39.0 times Greenland's.

Across all 183 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 235th and Mongolia ranks 232nd of 235 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0026 people per km²	0.321 people per km²	0.3185 people per km²	Mongolia
1100s	0.0026 people per km²	0.4173 people per km²	0.4147 people per km²	Mongolia
1200s	0.0027 people per km²	0.5136 people per km²	0.511 people per km²	Mongolia
1300s	0.0027 people per km²	0.5457 people per km²	0.543 people per km²	Mongolia
1400s	0.0028 people per km²	0.3852 people per km²	0.3825 people per km²	Mongolia
1500s	0.0028 people per km²	0.3852 people per km²	0.3824 people per km²	Mongolia
1600s	0.0029 people per km²	0.3852 people per km²	0.3823 people per km²	Mongolia
1700s	0.0029 people per km²	0.3852 people per km²	0.3823 people per km²	Mongolia
1710s	0.0033 people per km²	0.3831 people per km²	0.3798 people per km²	Mongolia
1720s	0.0037 people per km²	0.3844 people per km²	0.3806 people per km²	Mongolia
1730s	0.0042 people per km²	0.3857 people per km²	0.3815 people per km²	Mongolia
1740s	0.0047 people per km²	0.387 people per km²	0.3822 people per km²	Mongolia
1750s	0.0053 people per km²	0.3882 people per km²	0.3829 people per km²	Mongolia
1760s	0.006 people per km²	0.3895 people per km²	0.3836 people per km²	Mongolia
1770s	0.0067 people per km²	0.3908 people per km²	0.3841 people per km²	Mongolia
1780s	0.0076 people per km²	0.3922 people per km²	0.3846 people per km²	Mongolia
1790s	0.0085 people per km²	0.3935 people per km²	0.385 people per km²	Mongolia
1800s	0.0096 people per km²	0.3852 people per km²	0.3757 people per km²	Mongolia
1810s	0.0108 people per km²	0.3913 people per km²	0.3805 people per km²	Mongolia
1820s	0.0121 people per km²	0.3974 people per km²	0.3853 people per km²	Mongolia
1830s	0.0136 people per km²	0.4035 people per km²	0.3899 people per km²	Mongolia
1840s	0.0153 people per km²	0.4097 people per km²	0.3944 people per km²	Mongolia
1850s	0.0173 people per km²	0.416 people per km²	0.3988 people per km²	Mongolia
1860s	0.0194 people per km²	0.4219 people per km²	0.4025 people per km²	Mongolia
1870s	0.0218 people per km²	0.4279 people per km²	0.4061 people per km²	Mongolia
1880s	0.0246 people per km²	0.4341 people per km²	0.4095 people per km²	Mongolia
1890s	0.0276 people per km²	0.4404 people per km²	0.4128 people per km²	Mongolia
1900s	0.0311 people per km²	0.4473 people per km²	0.4163 people per km²	Mongolia
1910s	0.035 people per km²	0.4618 people per km²	0.4268 people per km²	Mongolia
1920s	0.0393 people per km²	0.4702 people per km²	0.4308 people per km²	Mongolia
1930s	0.0443 people per km²	0.4786 people per km²	0.4343 people per km²	Mongolia
1940s	0.0498 people per km²	0.4872 people per km²	0.4374 people per km²	Mongolia
1950s	0.0642 people per km²	0.5467 people per km²	0.4825 people per km²	Mongolia
1960s	0.0927 people per km²	0.7181 people per km²	0.6254 people per km²	Mongolia
1970s	0.1179 people per km²	0.9451 people per km²	0.8272 people per km²	Mongolia
1980s	0.1287 people per km²	1.22 people per km²	1.09 people per km²	Mongolia
1990s	0.1362 people per km²	1.48 people per km²	1.35 people per km²	Mongolia
2000s	0.1381 people per km²	1.64 people per km²	1.5 people per km²	Mongolia
2010s	0.1373 people per km²	1.9 people per km²	1.76 people per km²	Mongolia
2020s	0.1358 people per km²	2.24 people per km²	2.1 people per km²	Mongolia
2030s	0.1318 people per km²	2.49 people per km²	2.36 people per km²	Mongolia
2040s	0.1253 people per km²	2.75 people per km²	2.63 people per km²	Mongolia
2050s	0.1188 people per km²	2.98 people per km²	2.86 people per km²	Mongolia
2060s	0.1125 people per km²	3.15 people per km²	3.03 people per km²	Mongolia
2070s	0.1056 people per km²	3.3 people per km²	3.19 people per km²	Mongolia
2080s	0.0993 people per km²	3.42 people per km²	3.32 people per km²	Mongolia
2090s	0.0938 people per km²	3.51 people per km²	3.42 people per km²	Mongolia
2100s	0.0907 people per km²	3.54 people per km²	3.45 people per km²	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Greenland or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 3.54 people per km² against 0.0907 people per km² in Greenland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Greenland and Mongolia?: 3.45 people per km², with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mongolia?: 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Greenland and Mongolia rank globally for population density?: Greenland ranks 235th and Mongolia ranks 232nd of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.