International Rankings of Greenland 2023, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Greenland, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Greenland, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	26	28	2020
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	171	15649	2020
Internet users - percent of population	48	69.5 %	2021
Internet users - total	202	38920	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	48	11	2020
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	188	6352	2020
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	45	118	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	194	66605	2021
Economy
Average household expenditures - on alcohol and tobacco	59	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Average household expenditures - on food	95	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Budget - expenditures	158	1.594 billion US Dollars	2016
Budget - revenues	152	1.719 billion US Dollars	2016
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	5	5.6 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	209	N/A US Dollars	2023
Debt - external	199	36.400 million US Dollars	2010
Exports	193	407.100 million US Dollars	2015
GDP (official exchange rate)	189	2.221 billion US Dollars	2015
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	157	18.2 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	16	28 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	76	68.1 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	43	28.6 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	121	14.3 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	74	13.9 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	56	15.9 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	160	10.1 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	46	73.9 % of GDP	2015
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	84	33.9 %	2015
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	112	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Imports	194	783.500 million US Dollars	2015
Industrial production growth rate	42	8.56 %	2019
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	172	0.3 %	2017
Labor force	205	26840 US Dollars	2015
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	80	15.9 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	110	10.1 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	39	73.9 %	2015
Population below poverty line	112	16.2 %	2015
Public debt	181	13 % of GDP	2015
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	194	2.413 billion US Dollars	2015
Real GDP growth rate	170	0.36 %	2020
Real GDP per capita	42	41800 US Dollars	2015
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	195	N/A US Dollars	2023
Taxes and other revenues	2	77.4 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	75	9.1 %	2015
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	159	N/A	2023
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	128	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	124	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	186	605000 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	122	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - exports	62	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - imports	112	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - production	75	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - proven reserves	55	183.000 million metric tons	2019
Electricity - consumption	171	481.700 million kWh	2019
Electricity - exports	98	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - imports	117	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - installed generating capacity	171	187000 kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	181	17.000 million kWh	2019
Electricity access	1	100 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	57	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	141	15.8 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	17	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	15	84.2 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	34	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	69	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	6	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	73	0 %	2020
Energy consumption per capita	196	N/A Btu/person	2023
Natural gas - consumption	121	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - exports	57	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - imports	88	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - production	97	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - proven reserves	92	0 cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	73	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	82	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	89	0 bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	176	4000 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	106	0 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	128	0 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	178	3973 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	112	0 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	184	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - methane emissions	185	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	189	N/A micrograms per cubic meter	2023
Land use - agricultural land	195	0.6	2018
Land use - arable land	160	0	2018
Land use - forest	184	0	2018
Land use - other	2	99.4	2018
Land use - permanent crops	86	0	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	156	0.6	2018
Revenue from coal	33	0 % of GDP	2018
Revenue from forest resources	98	0 % of GDP	2018
Total renewable water resources	180	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	146	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - industrial	109	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - municipal	115	N/A cubic meters	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	146	0.41	2025
Urbanization - urban population	26	87.9	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	89	N/A %	2023
Geography
Area - land	16	2.166 million sq km	0000
Area - total	16	2.166 million sq km	0
Area - water	227	N/A sq km	2023
Coastline	3	44087 km	0
Elevation - highest point	46	3694 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	35	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	11	1792 meters	0
Irrigated land	161	N/A sq km	0
Land boundaries - total	164	N/A km	2023
Land use - agricultural land	195	0.6	2018
Land use - arable land	160	0	2018
Land use - forest	184	0	2018
Land use - other	2	99.4	2018
Land use - permanent crops	86	0	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	156	0.6	2018
Military
Military expenditures	53	N/A % of GDP	2023
Population
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	153	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	64	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	136	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	169	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	97	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Birth rate	127	13.66 births/1,000 population	2023
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	103	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	130	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	93	N/A % of GDP	0
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	151	39.4 %	2023
Death rate	56	9.07 deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	84	13.6 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	88	7.4 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	152	43.6 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	122	30 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	1	100 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	109	0 % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	102	0 % of population	2020
Drinking water source - unimproved	64	0 % of population	0
Education expenditures	4	10.2 % of GDP	2019
Gross reproduction rate	77	0.92 %	2023
Hospital bed density	1	14 beds/1,000 population	2016
Infant mortality rate - female	143	7.04 deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	137	10.08 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	142	8.6 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	121	77.07 years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	129	71.56 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	127	74.25 years	0
Literacy - female	1	100 %	2015
Literacy - male	1	100 %	0
Literacy - total population	1	100 %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	122	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2023
Median age - female	80	33.4 years	2020
Median age - male	60	35.1 years	0
Median age - total	66	34.3 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	86	N/A	2023
Net migration rate	170	4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	145	N/A %	2023
Physicians density	83	1.87 physicians/1,000 population	2016
Population	207	57777	2023
Population growth rate	146	0.04 %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	1	100 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	119	0 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	121	0 % of population	2020
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	94	0 % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	18	N/A years	2023
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	15	N/A years	2023
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	17	N/A years	2023
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	13	1.03 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	15	1.08 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	6	1.13 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	8	1.05 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	12	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	114	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - male	140	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - total	129	N/A %	2023
Total fertility rate	95	1.9 children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	146	0.41	2025
Urbanization - urban population	26	87.9	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	159	N/A	2023
Transportation
Airports	109	15	2021
Airports - with paved runways - civil airports	18	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - joint use (civil-military) airports	1	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - military airports	14	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - other airports	22	N/A	2023
Airports - with unpaved runways	93	51000	3280
Heliports	26	N/A	2023
Merchant marine - total	138	6	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	139	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	158	N/A	2023
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	94	8	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	27	1	2020
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	168	N/A km	2023
Roadways - total	188	N/A km	2023
Waterways	109	N/A km	2023

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Greenland on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Greenland 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greenland 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.