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Greenland

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Nuuk67,069 observations
Population
56,831
world rank #201 / 217
GDP
3.33B
world rank #173 / 186
GDP / capita
71,037.5
world rank #13 / 185
Life expectancy
70.3
world rank #152 / 217

Governance

30 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile77.9#21Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile77.6#23Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile87.1#14Rule of Law0-100 percentile84.1#14
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Economy

296 indicators
GDPcurrent US$3.33B#173GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $71,037.5#13GDP growth%0.87%#159Trade openness% GDP91.9%#78
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2023

Trade

74 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$1.01B#155Merchandise importscurrent US$1.02B#177Exports of goods & services% GDP40.8%#77Imports of goods & services% GDP51.1%#76
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

208 indicators
Life expectancyyears70.3#152Physiciansper 1k1.1#30Basic sanitation access% pop62.5%#141Basic drinking water access% pop100%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Education

8 indicators

8 indicators

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Demography

332 indicators
Populationpeople56,831#201Population growth%-0.01%#169Urban population%88.6%#27Fertility ratebirths/woman1.7#128
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

119 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%11.7%#37Forest area% land0%#209CO₂ per capitat11.1#22
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

167 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

195 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area41.9%#10Capture fisheries productiontonnes331,285#49
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

47 indicators
Agricultural land% land area0.59%#208Aquaculture productiontonnes30#166
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

48 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people118.6#88Secure internet serversper 1M people3,906#81Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people8.9#119
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

74 indicators
Internet users% pop69.5%#76Homicide rateper 100k5.4#82Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 10032#48Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)0#5
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Risk

18 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

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