Brazil vs Greenland: Urban population share 2050

Brazil
88.18
in 2025
Greenland
88.57
in 2025
Brazil rank
47th
Greenland rank
46th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Brazil
  • Greenland
020406080100015122025

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 88.57 against 88.18 in Brazil, a difference of 0.39.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 47th and Greenland ranks 46th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 30 and Greenland in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Greenland Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0017 0.0002 0.0014 Brazil
1100s 0.005 0.0007 0.0043 Brazil
1200s 0.0149 0.0021 0.0128 Brazil
1300s 0.0446 0.0062 0.0385 Brazil
1400s 0.1339 0.0185 0.1154 Brazil
1500s 0.4018 0.0556 0.3462 Brazil
1600s 1.21 0.1667 1.04 Brazil
1700s 3.62 0.5 3.12 Brazil
1710s 4.07 0.6164 3.46 Brazil
1720s 4.46 0.7397 3.72 Brazil
1730s 4.89 0.8877 4 Brazil
1740s 5.35 1.07 4.29 Brazil
1750s 5.86 1.28 4.58 Brazil
1760s 6.42 1.53 4.89 Brazil
1770s 7.03 1.84 5.19 Brazil
1780s 7.7 2.21 5.49 Brazil
1790s 8.44 2.65 5.78 Brazil
1800s 9.24 3.18 6.06 Brazil
1810s 10.12 3.82 6.3 Brazil
1820s 11.08 4.58 6.5 Brazil
1830s 12.14 5.5 6.64 Brazil
1840s 13.29 6.6 6.7 Brazil
1850s 14.56 7.91 6.64 Brazil
1860s 15.95 9.5 6.45 Brazil
1870s 17.46 11.4 6.07 Brazil
1880s 19.13 13.68 5.45 Brazil
1890s 20.95 16.41 4.54 Brazil
1900s 22.94 19.69 3.25 Brazil
1910s 25.13 23.63 1.5 Brazil
1920s 27.52 28.36 0.8355 Greenland
1930s 30.14 34.03 3.89 Greenland
1940s 33.02 40.84 7.82 Greenland
1950s 40.17 52.15 11.98 Greenland
1960s 48.33 66.66 18.33 Greenland
1970s 59.61 74.32 14.71 Greenland
1980s 71.07 78.21 7.14 Greenland
1990s 77.56 80.72 3.16 Greenland
2000s 82.74 82.64 0.0989 Brazil
2010s 85.54 85.72 0.1727 Greenland
2020s 87.51 87.93 0.4175 Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Brazil or Greenland?
Greenland, at 88.57 against 88.18 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Brazil and Greenland?
0.39, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Greenland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Greenland rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Brazil ranks 47th and Greenland ranks 46th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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