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Greenland · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Greenland

Europe & Central Asia Capital Nuuk High income GRL · GL
NationsTree Index 2025 i— Tree height 2025 i1.3 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i56,831201st of 217 Area i410,449 km²60th of 216 GDP i$3.33 bn178th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$4.49 bn intl.177th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$78,906 intl.20th of 199 Life expectancy i70.3 years152nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i—
Strength · trunk i13
Quality of life · crown i40
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i—
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i—
CSV

In short

It has 56,831 people and an economy of $4.49 bn at purchasing power parity, 177th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Air pollution (PM2.5) (1st of 200) and Voice & accountability (13th of 205).

Its weakest positions: Safely managed sanitation (144th of 144), CO₂ emissions per person (184th of 203) and GDP growth (177th of 210).

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 410,449 60th/216
Land area ikm² 410,449 58th/216
Population ipeople 56,831 201st/217
Population growth i% -0.01% 169th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 0.1 216th/216
Urban population i% 88.6% 38th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 20.7% 119th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 11.5% 91st/217

Economy

39
GDP iUSD $3.33 bn 178th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $4.49 bn 177th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $4.04 bn 177th/199
GDP per person iUSD $58,499 26th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $78,906 20th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $34,8002007
GDP growth i% 0.9% 177th/210

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 16.6% 47th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 18.4% 136th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 2.7% 172nd/192
Services i% of GDP 61.0% 78th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.36 bn 156th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.70 bn 161st/182
Exports i% of GDP 40.8% 78th/183
Imports i% of GDP 51.1% 81st/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 91.9% 78th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0%2018
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 4.5%2018
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 92.3%2018
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1%2018
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.7%2018

Natural resources

39
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 187th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209

Society & health

45
Life expectancy iyears 70.3 152nd/217
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 17.0% 88th/217

Infrastructure & digital

58
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 0.0% 144th/144
Internet users i% of population 69.5%2017
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 119 95th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 32.0 52nd/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 10.45 184th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 11.7% 136th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 1.6 1st/200
Forest area i% of land area 0.0% 211th/214

Institutions & safety

88
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 79.3 24th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 77.9 20th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 84.8 14th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 79.5 59th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 73.9 27th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 83.8 13th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 5.42016

Science & innovation

19
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.65%2004
Scientific articles iarticles 38 159th/197

Compare Greenland with

AndorraFaroe IslandsMontenegroSan Marino

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: —. Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Greenland — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/greenland. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Greenland — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/greenland. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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