Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greenland’s coastline is 30 times as long as Ireland’s.
Greenland: 44,087 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greenland’s highest peak towers 2,653 m above Ireland’s.
Greenland: 3,694 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ireland has 97 times as many people as Greenland.
Greenland: 56,831 (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ireland is 575 times as densely populated as Greenland.
Greenland: 0.14 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 5.2 cm taller than in Greenland.
Greenland: 173.8 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 3.1 cm taller than in Greenland.
Greenland: 161.4 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 4.2 years older than in Greenland.
Greenland: 34.2 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Greenland have 0.2 more children on average than in Ireland.
Greenland: 1.71 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 12% in Greenland.
Greenland: 11.5% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Greenland 1.
Greenland: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 217 times the size of Greenland’s.
Greenland: $3.33 billion (2023) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 2 times as much per person as Greenland.
Greenland: Int$78,906 (2023) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Greenland’s.
Greenland: 74% (2023) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 13 years longer than in Greenland.
Greenland: 70.3 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 29% in Greenland.
Greenland: 29.3% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 69% in Greenland.
Greenland: 69% (2017) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Greenland and Ireland are practically level.
Greenland: 100% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Greenland live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland.
Greenland: 89% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greenland has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.
Greenland: 119 (2022) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Ireland, but only 0.0% of Greenland.
Greenland: 0% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greenland emits 75% more CO₂ than someone in Ireland.
Greenland: 11.1 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
83% of Greenland’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.
Greenland: 83.3% (2024) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ireland carries 6.7 times as much fine dust as in Greenland.
Greenland: 1.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.2 times as likely to be murdered in Greenland as in Ireland.
Greenland: 5.4 per 100k (2016) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Greenland: no data · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ireland is on average 27.7 °C warmer than Greenland.
Greenland: -17.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 2.5 times as much rain as Greenland.
Greenland: 462 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Which has more people, Greenland or Ireland?
Ireland has 97 times as many people as Greenland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greenland or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 13 years longer than in Greenland. Life expectancy at birth is 70.3 years in Greenland and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Greenland or Ireland?
Men in Ireland are 5.2 cm taller than in Greenland (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
