Australia vs Greenland: Population density
Population density over time
- Australia
- Greenland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.47 people per sq. km of land area against 0.1385 people per sq. km of land area in Greenland, a difference of 3.33 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Australia's figure about 25.0 times Greenland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 214th and Greenland ranks 216th of 216 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1147 people per sq. km of land area | 1.37 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.78 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1428 people per sq. km of land area | 1.64 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.05 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1546 people per sq. km of land area | 1.89 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.33 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1548 people per sq. km of land area | 2.18 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.63 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1378 people per sq. km of land area | 2.49 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.08 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1373 people per sq. km of land area | 2.94 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.38 people per sq. km of land area | 0.138 people per sq. km of land area | 3.24 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Australia or Greenland?
- Australia, at 3.47 people per sq. km of land area against 0.1385 people per sq. km of land area in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Australia and Greenland?
- 3.33 people per sq. km of land area, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for population density?
- Australia ranks 214th and Greenland ranks 216th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.