Greenland
Europe & Central Asia·High income
- Population
- 56.9K
- 201st of 217
- GDP
- $3.33B
- 179th of 214 · 2023
- GDP per capita
- $58,499
- 20th of 214 · 2023
- Life expectancy
- 71.6
- 141st of 217
Benchmarked against
Greenland
Sweden
Austria
Belgium
Germany
Default peers are drawn from region, income, and bloc membership — swap in any country you like. The gray tick on each strip is the world median.
high-income, self-governing Danish territorial economy; non-EU member but preferential market access; dependent on Danish financial support; exports led by fishing industry; growing tourism and interest in untapped mineral deposits; relies on hydropower for fuel
- Area
- 2,166,086 km²
- Languages
- Greenlandic, Danish, English
- Resources
- coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite…
Score card
quartile grades among all countries with data
A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile
Topic
GRL
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BEL
Economy & Trade
theme overview →People & Society
theme overview →Connectivity
theme overview →Energy & Climate
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