Country profile
Greenland
Greenland ranks #199 of 215 for population, #19 of 209 for gdp per capita, #151 of 216 for life expectancy, across 14 open-data indicators.
People
Population
56,836
people · 2024
Rank #199 of 215
Life expectancy
70.3
years · 2024
Rank #151 of 216
Prosperity
GDP per capita
$58,499
current US$ · 2023
Rank #19 of 209
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
117
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #182 of 210
Forest area
0%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #258 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
6.56
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #240 of 248
Protected areas
22.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #53 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
11.1
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #22 of 210
Digital
Internet users
69.5%
% of population · 2017
Rank #135 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
32
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #64 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
119
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #110 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #44 of 215
Renewable electricity output
77%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #38 of 257
Energy use per person
46,981
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #27 of 210
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Greenland; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person