Greenland vs Namibia: Population density
Population density over time
- Greenland
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.6 people per sq. km of land area against 0.1385 people per sq. km of land area in Greenland, a difference of 3.46 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Namibia's figure about 26.0 times Greenland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 216th and Namibia ranks 213th of 216 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1147 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8069 people per sq. km of land area | 0.6923 people per sq. km of land area | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.1428 people per sq. km of land area | 1.05 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9085 people per sq. km of land area | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.1546 people per sq. km of land area | 1.33 people per sq. km of land area | 1.18 people per sq. km of land area | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.1548 people per sq. km of land area | 1.91 people per sq. km of land area | 1.76 people per sq. km of land area | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.1378 people per sq. km of land area | 2.37 people per sq. km of land area | 2.23 people per sq. km of land area | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1373 people per sq. km of land area | 2.86 people per sq. km of land area | 2.72 people per sq. km of land area | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.138 people per sq. km of land area | 3.46 people per sq. km of land area | 3.32 people per sq. km of land area | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Greenland or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.6 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 Greenland and Namibia?
- 3.46 people per sq. km of land area, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Namibia rank globally for population density?
- Greenland ranks 216th and Namibia ranks 213th 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.