Denmark vs Greenland: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Denmark
68,494 current US$ per person
in 2025
Greenland
64,520 current US$ per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
9th
Greenland rank
12th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Greenland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 68,494 current US$ per person against 64,520 current US$ per person in Greenland, a difference of 3,974 current US$ per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Greenland ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50,466 current US$ per person | 44,031 current US$ per person | 6,434 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 55,191 current US$ per person | 57,096 current US$ per person | 1,905 current US$ per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 61,478 current US$ per person | 63,649 current US$ per person | 2,171 current US$ per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Denmark or Greenland?
- Denmark, at 68,494 current US$ per person against 64,520 current US$ per person in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Denmark and Greenland?
- 3,974 current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greenland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Greenland rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Greenland ranks 12th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.