Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Greenland: no data
How much coast is there?
Greenland’s coastline is 71% longer than Australia’s
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Greenland: 44,087 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greenland’s highest peak towers 1,466 m above Australia’s
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Greenland: 3,694 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Australia, versus 0.6% of Greenland
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Greenland: 0.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Australia has 486 times as many people as Greenland
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Greenland: 56,831 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Australia is 26 times as densely populated as Greenland
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Greenland: 0.14 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 4.9 cm taller than in Greenland
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Greenland: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 3.3 cm taller than in Greenland
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Greenland: 161.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 3.5 years older than in Greenland
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Greenland: 34.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Greenland have 0.2 more children on average than in Australia
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Greenland: 1.71 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 12% in Greenland
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Greenland: 11.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Greenland: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia: 3.6 (2026) · Greenland: no data
How many official languages?
Australia and Greenland are practically level
Australia: 1 (2026) · Greenland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 541 times the size of Greenland’s
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Greenland: $3.33 billion (2023)
How much is produced per person?
Greenland produces 10% more per person than Australia
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Greenland: Int$78,906 (2023)
How evenly is income shared?
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Greenland: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Greenland: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Greenland: no data
How much goes to the military?
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Greenland: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Greenland: no data
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Greenland’s
Australia: 91% (2025) · Greenland: 74% (2023)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Greenland: no data
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 13 years longer than in Greenland
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Greenland: 70.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Greenland: no data
How many doctors are there?
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Greenland: no data
How many hospital beds are there?
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Greenland: no data
How common is suicide?
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Greenland: no data
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 29% in Greenland
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Greenland: 29.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Greenland: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Greenland: no data
How much do people drink?
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Greenland: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Greenland: no data
How much food is there per day?
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Greenland: no data
How long do people work?
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Greenland: no data
How long do people go to school?
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Greenland: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Australia: 21 (2026) · Greenland: no data
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Greenland: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 69% in Greenland
Australia: 96% (2024) · Greenland: 69% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 4.6 times as fast as in Greenland
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Greenland: 57 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Greenland are practically level
Australia: 100% (2024) · Greenland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Greenland live in cities, versus 88% in Australia
Australia: 88% (2025) · Greenland: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greenland has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113
Australia: 113 (2024) · Greenland: 119 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Greenland: no data
How much do they fly?
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Greenland: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 0.0% of Greenland
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Greenland: 0% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 31% more CO₂ than someone in Greenland
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Greenland: 11.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
83% of Greenland’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Greenland: 83.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Australia carries 4.9 times as much fine dust as in Greenland
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Greenland: 1.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.3 times as likely to be murdered in Greenland as in Australia
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Greenland: 5.4 per 100k (2016)
How dangerous are the roads?
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Greenland: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia is on average 39.9 °C warmer than Greenland
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greenland: -17.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greenland gets 3% more rain than Australia
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greenland: 462 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Which has more people, Australia or Greenland?
Australia has 486 times as many people as Greenland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Greenland?
People in Australia live 13 years longer than in Greenland. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 70.3 in Greenland.
Are people taller in Australia or Greenland?
Men in Australia are 4.9 cm taller than in Greenland (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).