Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 624,500 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greenland’s coastline is 75% longer than Norway’s.
Greenland: 44,087 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greenland’s highest peak towers 1,225 m above Norway’s.
Greenland: 3,694 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Norway has 99 times as many people as Greenland.
Greenland: 56,831 (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Norway is 111 times as densely populated as Greenland.
Greenland: 0.14 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 6.6 cm taller than in Greenland.
Greenland: 173.8 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 5.0 cm taller than in Greenland.
Greenland: 161.4 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Norway is 5.3 years older than in Greenland.
Greenland: 34.2 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Greenland have 0.3 more children on average than in Norway.
Greenland: 1.71 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 12% in Greenland.
Greenland: 11.5% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 23.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Greenland 1.
Greenland: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Norway’s economy is 160 times the size of Greenland’s.
Greenland: $3.33 billion (2023) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Norway produces 32% more per person than Greenland.
Greenland: Int$78,906 (2023) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 26.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 2.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Greenland’s.
Greenland: 74% (2023) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greenland: no data · Norway: $8,296 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Norway live 13 years longer than in Greenland.
Greenland: 70.3 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Greenland are obese, versus 21% in Norway.
Greenland: 29.3% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 12.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 7.24 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 0.91 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 69% in Greenland.
Greenland: 69% (2017) · Norway: 99% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Greenland and Norway are practically level.
Greenland: 100% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Greenland live in cities, versus 84% in Norway.
Greenland: 89% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greenland has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.
Greenland: 119 (2022) · Norway: 109 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 0.0% of Greenland.
Greenland: 0% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greenland emits 66% more CO₂ than someone in Norway.
Greenland: 11.1 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 83% in Greenland.
Greenland: 83.3% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Norway carries 6.1 times as much fine dust as in Greenland.
Greenland: 1.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.4 times as likely to be murdered in Greenland as in Norway.
Greenland: 5.4 per 100k (2016) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Greenland: no data · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Norway is on average 19.0 °C warmer than Greenland.
Greenland: -17.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Norway gets 2.7 times as much rain as Greenland.
Greenland: 462 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Which has more people, Greenland or Norway?
Norway has 99 times as many people as Greenland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greenland or Norway?
People in Norway live 13 years longer than in Greenland. Life expectancy at birth is 70.3 years in Greenland and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in Greenland or Norway?
Men in Norway are 6.6 cm taller than in Greenland (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
