Compare Greenland & its neighbours
(Canada, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard)
| Greenland | Canada | Iceland | Jan Mayen | Svalbard |
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| Country Code | | GL | CA | IS | SJ | SJ |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 2,166,086 | 9,984,670 | 103,000 | 377 | 62,045 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 44,087 | 202,080 | 4,970 | 124 | 3,587 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 3,694
(Gunnbjorn Fjeld) | 5,959
(Mount Logan) | 2,110
(Hvannadalshnukur (at Vatnajokull Glacier)) | 2,277
(Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg) | 1,717
(Newtontoppen) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 1,792 | 487 | 557 | | |
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| Population | | 57,691 | 35,881,659 | 343,518 | | 2,583 |
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| Median Age | | 34.00 | 42.40 | 36.70 | | |
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| Growth Rate | | -0.04 % | 0.72 % | 1.08 % | | -0.03 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 14.30 | 10.20 | 13.60 | | |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 8.80 | 8.80 | 6.50 | | |
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| Urban Population | | 86.80 % | 81.40 % | 93.80 % | | |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | | 28.10 | 27.40 | | |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | | 7.00 | 3.00 | | |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 8.70 | 4.50 | 2.10 | | |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | | 10.40 % | 8.90 % | | |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 1.87 | 2.61 | 3.97 | | |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 8.20 | 2.70 | 3.40 | | |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | | 29.40 % | 21.90 % | | |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | | 5.30 % | 7.70 % | | |
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| School life
(years) | | | 16 | 19 | | |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | | 11.10 % | 7.90 % | | |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 2.413 billion | 1.774 trillion | 18.180 billion | | |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 7.70 % | 3.00 % | 4.00 % | | |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 41,800 | 48,400 | 52,200 | | |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | | 20.80 % | 25.80 % | | |
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