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Greenland

Against high income countries, Greenland ranks 14th of 83 on environment and 59th of 80 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Greenland with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Greenland reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Infrastructure score 2022+1.2468 of 21059 of 80proxy +0.90
Environment score 2024+0.4544 of 21314 of 83moderate -0.33

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Greenland, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate5.35per 100,000 population2016higher is worse

culture

Women in a union38.8%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)5.35marriages per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)2.39divorces per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction

demography

Median age34.2years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27.9years2023no agreed direction
Population56,831people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.0088%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization88.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+11.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1420.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.71births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate12per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-265people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population10.4%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

GDP per capita (PPP)$71,038international $2023higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$49,930US$2023higher is better
GDP growth0.866%% per year2023no agreed direction
Trade openness91.9%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Government consumption41.7%% of GDP2023no agreed direction

environment

CO2 per capita10.5t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area0.000536%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land0.592%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land41.9%% of land area2025higher is better

governance

Pre-trial detainee share20.6%% of prisoners2020higher is worse
Control of corruption1.48index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law1.57index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness1.35index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality1.5index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability1.4index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.24index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy70.3years2024higher is better
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation62.5%% of population2022higher is better
Adolescent fertility35births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence139per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Adult obesity28.1%% of adults2024higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users69.5%% of population2017higher is better
Mobile subscriptions119per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Fixed broadband32per 100 people2022higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Greenland

Also in Europe & Central Asia: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan.

Also high income, in other regions: American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, The, Bahrain, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Costa Rica, Curacao, French Polynesia, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong SAR, China, Israel, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Macao SAR, China, Malta, Naoero, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Palau, Panama, Puerto Rico (US), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin (French part), and more on the full list of countries.