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Greenland

Autonomous territory
Americas · Northern America
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Greenland is a territory in Northern America, Americas. It covers 2,166,086 km² and has a population of approximately 56,542. Its official language is Greenlandic and its currency is the krone (kr.).

Quick facts

Capital
Nuuk
Population
56,542
Area
2,166,086 km²
Currency
krone (kr.)
Languages
Greenlandic
Calling code
+299
TLD
.gl
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
North America
Timezone
UTC-04:00
Native name
Kalaallit Nunaat

Part of: Denmark

Appears in 186 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) #9 34.69
Countries by Gross capital formation (% of GDP) #10 36.00
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #18 78840.6per capita
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #22 49929.78per capita
Countries by Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) #50 110.29
Countries by Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) #56 25.70
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #64 285947.42per capita
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #70 0.00
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #78 60.99
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) #125 74.30
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) #139 6,535,200,000
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant LCU) #141 6,513,600,000
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #141 18.45
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) #145 20,629,200,000
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #148 1047632961.34
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #148 1042454637.3
Countries by Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) #148 8253084744.14
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) #149 10,335,200,000
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) #150 1153866864.8
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) #151 5,692,400,000
Countries by Gross domestic income (constant LCU) #151 18821084744.14
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) #152 14,115,600,000
Countries by Gross capital formation (current US$) #153 1197410106.07
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #156 3335985595.42
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) #156 16,311,900,000
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU) #159 3,799,055,000
Countries by Services, value added (constant LCU) #159 10,290,968,400
Countries by Gross national expenditure (current US$) #160 3668938994.9
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) #160 524,900,000
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #161 2293530958.12
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #161 1357184772.7
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #161 1079364091.02
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #162 22,000,300,000
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #162 918,600,000
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #163 1573291777.71
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #166 1699579793.21
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #166 4,227,800,000
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #166 16,260,400,000
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (current US$) #167 2471528888.84
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #167 3193214569.63
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #168 13,977,700,000
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #169 613640384.79
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) #169 169,500,000
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #170 624,100,000
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #170 381370175.08
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #173 2028781211.61
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #173 1748448236.35
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #174 90584456.25
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #174 495029793.96
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #175 47724083.79
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #176 2.72
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #177 4039549554.24
Countries by GDP (current US$) #178 3326543974.39
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #178 2839256686.24
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #178 4483270596.15
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #184 20964387.89

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #1 100.00
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #1 100.00
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #49 9.4
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #56 154.03
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #68 221.74
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #80 80.00
Countries by median age #103 34.23
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #117 12.6
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #126 69.74years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #140 71.55years
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) #146 0.00
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #147 73.45years
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #169 62.50
Countries by population growth rate #191 -0.00
Countries by population density #237 0.14

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #1 98.35
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #21 196.9
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #26 222.5
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #91 59.19
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #108 111.4
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #113 141.3
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #130 124.7
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #143 5.21
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #151 1,005,531,197
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #158 757,000,000
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #179 986,000,000
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #179 1,208,985,986
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #182 108.1
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #203 1.04

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #4 979.05
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #9 41.90
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #20 10.45per capita
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #25 11.6per capita
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #32 150.00
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #81 0.14
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #130 0.34
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #136 0.21
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #146 1.23
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #159 0.0003
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #161 0.0004
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #163 0.0001
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #170 0.05
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #172 0.59
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #172 0.09
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #173 0.0008
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #174 0.0001
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #176 0.66
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #176 0.0007
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #180 0.06
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #184 0.1
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #185 0.0031
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #187 0.0045
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #187 0.0008
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #187 0.001
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #188 0.0002
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #192 6.56
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #192 0.01
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #193 0.0012
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #196 0.0001

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #1 100.00
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #1 100.00
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #2 0.33
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #4 98.10
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #5 99.53
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #8 81.52
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #11 1.68
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #11 95.28
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #12 0.49
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #14 87.74
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #18 91.67
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #19 97.06
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #23 76.96
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #24 0.2
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #28 86.79
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #31 93.87
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #33 93.40
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #37 1.03
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #37 82.08
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #42 64.15
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #44 77.36
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #45 64.62
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #62 49.06
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #192 1
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #196 1
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #198 1
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #198 1
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #198 1
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #200 2

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #38 88.32
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #91 15.80
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #115 1.05
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #122 30.42
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #124 1.77
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #173 46.22
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #179 11.68
Countries by Urban population #192 50,197
Countries by Rural population #198 6,639
Countries by Population, female #200 26,952
Countries by Population, total #200 56,836
Countries by Population, male #200 29,884
Countries by International migrant stock, total #201 5,812
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #215 0.14km²

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #48 397322.65
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #48 16.56
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) #134 2,225,900,000
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #142 586348712.94
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #145 3,794,900,000
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #148 550807487.64
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #168 32
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #207 2.2km²
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #208 0.59
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #209 0.00

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #36 0.74
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #105 5.11
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #106 5.49
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #117 6.89

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #186 40
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #186 40
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #207 22.81
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #207 22.81

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #48 31.98per capita
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #95 118.64per capita
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #162 30.55
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #172 17,908
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #192 4,996
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #196 66,425

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) #1 100.00
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #1 100.00
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #35 77.04

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Coastline Length #3 44,087kilometers

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