North America · territory of Denmark
Greenland
- Capital
- Nuuk
- Languages
- Greenlandic
- Currency
- krone
- People
- 56,831 (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
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Greenland
- Lowest air pollution (PM2.5) 1.1 µg/m³ · #1 of 213 · 2024
- Least crowded 0.14 per km² · #1 of 209 · 2025
- Coldest -17.4°C · #1 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
Surprising facts about Greenland
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Greenland’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Greenland among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Greenland sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Greenland across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Iceland 1,429 km
vs Canada 2,559 km
vs Ireland 2,808 km
vs Norway 3,155 km
vs United Kingdom 3,248 km
Greenland has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Greenland.