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Denmark vs Greenland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 85 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 46 of 85 metrics
Greenland
grl
Leads on 22 of 85 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and Greenland: Denmark leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (29.91) against Greenland (527,000); Greenland leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (187,000) against Denmark (14.34); Greenland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (18,000 people) against Denmark (1.38 people). Across 85 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 46 and Greenland wins on 22.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 36 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 5 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 23 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇬🇱 GreenlandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.1 %★69.48 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 70% (2017 est.)
Radios6.0230,000★
Televisions3.1230,000★
Waterways417none

Economy

36 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇬🇱 GreenlandShare
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $★3.53B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %NA
Coal Revenue00
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDPNA
Electricity Consumption33.02468★
Electricity Exports9.92★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4651★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants049★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables54★0
Electricity Imports14.98★0
Electricity Installed Capacity14.34187,000★
Electricity Production29.84538★
Gini Index Coefficient28.333.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★-1.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %1.2 %★
Natural Gas Consumption3.12★0
Natural Gas Exports2.24★0
Natural Gas Imports509.7★0
Natural Gas Production4.84★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.86★0
Oil Consumption167,500★4,000
Oil Exports266,700★1,050
Oil Imports173,900★4,976
Oil Production247,500★0
Oil Proved Reserves812★0
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people★16.2 people
Public Debt35.313★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★0.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500★4,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700★3,973
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.02★0
Taxes and Other Revenues30.5677.4★
Unemployment Rate5.14 %★9.1 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇬🇱 GreenlandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022★10,008
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.92★527,000
Contiguous Zone44
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainlandsettlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇬🇱 GreenlandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %★0 %
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km★2,431.1 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km44,087 km★
Irrigated Land2,420NA

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇬🇱 GreenlandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★95.85 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)5
Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark)
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇬🇱 GreenlandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.4★4.3
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km14 people/sq km★
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,700NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

People and Society

23 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇬🇱 GreenlandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %★39.71 %
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years★72.8 years
Median age of population41.35 years★35.33 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons★-118 persons
Population density142.65 per sq. km0.14 per sq. km★
Total population6.03M persons★55,649.5 persons
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★A
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %13.32 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)10.56 %9.29 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP10.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons★12,716.85 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate3.1826,840★
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people18,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39★174.87
Military Manpower at Military Age20★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %★42.55 %
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★1.87 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %★-0.08 %
Total deaths57,855.8 persons585.1 persons★
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman1.89 per woman★
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons★-255.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births★11.17 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇬🇱 GreenlandShare
Airports102★25
Civil Air Travel69★2
Heliports2954★

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