Greenland vs Sweden: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita

Greenland
0.1121 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.1098 units per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
178th
Sweden rank
181st

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time

  • Greenland
  • Sweden
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.1121 units per person against 0.1098 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0023 units per person.

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

Greenland ranks 178th and Sweden ranks 181st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3293 units per person 0.2339 units per person 0.0954 units per person Greenland
1970s 0.2546 units per person 0.1759 units per person 0.0786 units per person Greenland
1980s 0.2177 units per person 0.1686 units per person 0.0491 units per person Greenland
1990s 0.1935 units per person 0.1621 units per person 0.0313 units per person Greenland
2000s 0.1738 units per person 0.1562 units per person 0.0176 units per person Greenland
2010s 0.1427 units per person 0.1357 units per person 0.0071 units per person Greenland
2020s 0.1191 units per person 0.1151 units per person 0.004 units per person Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per capita, Greenland or Sweden?
Greenland, at 0.1121 units per person against 0.1098 units per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between Greenland and Sweden?
0.0023 units per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greenland and Sweden rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
Greenland ranks 178th and Sweden ranks 181st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Unit
units 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

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.