Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Greenland: no data
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 4.6 times as long as Greenland’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Greenland: 44,087 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 2,265 m above Greenland’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Greenland: 3,694 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 733 times as many people as Greenland.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Greenland: 56,831 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Canada is 34 times as densely populated as Greenland.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Greenland: 0.14 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 4.9 cm taller than in Greenland.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Greenland: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 3.3 cm taller than in Greenland.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Greenland: 161.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 6.1 years older than in Greenland.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Greenland: 34.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Greenland have 0.5 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Greenland: 1.71 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 12% in Greenland.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Greenland: 11.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Greenland: no data
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Greenland 1.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Greenland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 697 times the size of Greenland’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Greenland: $3.33 billion (2023)
How much is produced per person?
Greenland produces 18% more per person than Canada.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Greenland: Int$78,906 (2023)
How evenly is income shared?
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Greenland: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Greenland: no data
How much goes to the military?
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Greenland: no data
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Greenland’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Greenland: 74% (2023)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Greenland: no data
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 12 years longer than in Greenland.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Greenland: 70.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Greenland: no data
How many doctors are there?
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Greenland: no data
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Greenland are obese, versus 27% in Canada.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Greenland: 29.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Greenland: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Greenland: no data
How much do people drink?
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Greenland: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Greenland: no data
How much food is there per day?
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Greenland: no data
How long do people work?
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Greenland: no data
How long do people go to school?
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Greenland: no data
How many tourists visit?
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Greenland: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 69% in Greenland.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Greenland: 69% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Greenland are practically level.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Greenland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Greenland live in cities, versus 83% in Canada.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Greenland: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greenland has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Greenland: 119 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Greenland: no data
How much do they fly?
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Greenland: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 0.0% of Greenland.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Greenland: 0% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 21% more CO₂ than someone in Greenland.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Greenland: 11.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
83% of Greenland’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Greenland: 83.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Canada carries 6.4 times as much fine dust as in Greenland.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Greenland: 1.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Greenland as in Canada.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Greenland: 5.4 per 100k (2016)
How dangerous are the roads?
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Greenland: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Canada is on average 14.5 °C warmer than Greenland.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greenland: -17.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Canada gets 48% more rain than Greenland.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greenland: 462 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Which has more people, Canada or Greenland?
Canada has 733 times as many people as Greenland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Greenland?
People in Canada live 12 years longer than in Greenland. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 70.3 in Greenland.
Are people taller in Canada or Greenland?
Men in Canada are 4.9 cm taller than in Greenland (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
