Greenland vs Libya: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Greenland
88.6%
in 2025
Libya
87.9%
in 2025
Greenland rank
46th
Libya rank
48th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Greenland
  • Libya
20406080195019872025

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 88.6% against 87.9% in Libya, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 46th and Libya ranks 48th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.