Australia vs Greenland: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre

Australia
0.4303 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland
0.0163 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
201st
Greenland rank
203rd

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Greenland
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.4303 units per square kilometre against 0.0163 units per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 0.414 units per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 26.5 times Greenland's.

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

Australia ranks 201st and Greenland ranks 203rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Greenland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2492 units per square kilometre 0.0362 units per square kilometre 0.2129 units per square kilometre Australia
1970s 0.2535 units per square kilometre 0.0363 units per square kilometre 0.2172 units per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.2977 units per square kilometre 0.0336 units per square kilometre 0.2641 units per square kilometre Australia
1990s 0.3451 units per square kilometre 0.03 units per square kilometre 0.3151 units per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.3804 units per square kilometre 0.024 units per square kilometre 0.3564 units per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.4086 units per square kilometre 0.0196 units per square kilometre 0.389 units per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.4296 units per square kilometre 0.0168 units per square kilometre 0.4128 units per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre, Australia or Greenland?
Australia, at 0.4303 units per square kilometre against 0.0163 units per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between Australia and Greenland?
0.414 units per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 201st and Greenland ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units 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

Urban and rural population 2050 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.