# Greenland — national dossier

Greenland — economy, society, governance, technology, geography and resources in one sourced dossier: 29 indicators, each with its publisher and data…

Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/GRL
Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year)

## Overview

- Official name: Greenland
- Capital: Nuuk
- Region: North America, North America
- Population: 58,000
- Area: 2,166,086 km²
- Languages: Greenlandic
- Currency: krone (DKK)

A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation.

## Economy

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $3.3 B | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita | $58,499 | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP growth | 0.9% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Trade openness | 91.9% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |

## Society

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 57,000 | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Life expectancy | 70.3 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Urban population | 88.6% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Fertility rate | 1.7 | 2024 | World Development Indicators |

## Governance

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice & accountability | 81.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Political stability | 87.1 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Government effectiveness | 77.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Regulatory quality | 78.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Rule of law | 84.1 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Control of corruption | 77.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |

## Technology

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&D spending | 0.6% | 2004 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Researchers (per million) | 702 | 2004 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Internet users | 69.5% | 2017 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |
| Mobile subscriptions | 119 | 2022 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |
| High-tech exports | 1.7% | 2018 | World Development Indicators |

## Geography

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land area | 410,450 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Forest area | 0.0% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural land | 0.6% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| CO₂ per capita (t) | 10.5 | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Renewable energy | 11.7% | 2022 | World Development Indicators |

## Resources

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resource rents | 0.0% | 2020 | World Development Indicators |
| Oil rents | 0.0% | 2020 | World Development Indicators |
| Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2020 | World Development Indicators |
| Forest rents | 0.0% | 2020 | World Development Indicators |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators |

Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/<metric>.md).

Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:GRL:<metric>:<year>) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/GRL.claims.json

History: "From the Paleo-Inuit hunters of the high Arctic, through Erik the Red's lost Norse colony and two centuries of Danish rule, to a self-governing Kalaallit nation with a recognised right to independence." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/GRL/chronicle.md (6 eras, 20 events).

## Sources

- World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org
- Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators
- R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org
- ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics

Citation template: Terralore, "Greenland — national dossier", terralore.co/country/GRL, retrieved <YYYY-MM-DD>.