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Greenland GL

Europe & Central Asia · High income · capital Nuuk

Population
56,831
2025
GDP
$3.3 billion
2023
Life expectancy
70.3 y
2024

Geospatial extent

Bounding box -73.06°–-11.38° E, 59.79°–83.63° N · centroid 71.71, -42.22 · source natural-earth-1:110m

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Extent only; no cadastre or address data.

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Top research institutions

OpenAlex works counts; not a quality ranking.

Legal system

Denmark's laws apply in some areas, and Greenland's law for the remainder

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json)

Measured indicators

indicatorvalueyearsource
Agricultural land (% of land)0.62024World Bank
airline_routes_departures80.02026OpenFlights route database
airports_openflights56.02026OpenFlights airport database
basic_water_pct100.02024World Bank
budget_total_musd833.72025Greenland Naalakkersuisut Finanslov 2025 (Inatsisartutlov 69/2024)
businesses_total3,914.02022Statistics Greenland Statbank, table ESX1A Number of businesses by business sector (keyless PxWeb JSON API) — "Number of businesses by business sector … total 3914 at 2022"
Clinical trials involving this country (ClinicalTrials.gov)9.02026ClinicalTrials.gov v2 (country from trial locations)
container_port_traffic6,144.52019World Bank IS.SHP.GOOD.TU
container_traffic_teu5.22021World Bank IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ
crime_unodc_intentional_homicide_victims5.32016https://data.humdata.org/dataset/dcfea0b9-3f1d-47d8-b118-5207bc6149b5/resource/da23d592-5bc9-4068-aaaf-844cf914faca/download/homicide_report_total_and_sex.xlsx
cts_homicide_count3.02016UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_homicide_rate5.42016UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
Emigrants living abroad (UN DESA 2020)10,208.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
International migrant stock (UN DESA 2020)2,077.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
Access to electricity (%)100.02024World Bank
electricity_access_rural100.02024World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.RU.ZS
electricity_access_urban100.02024World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.UR.ZS
electricity_capacity_gw0.22024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_emissions_mtco2e0.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_clean_twh0.52024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_demand_twh0.62024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_fossil_twh0.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_hydro,_bioenergy_and_other_renewables_twh0.52024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_renewables_twh0.52024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_twh0.62024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_wind_and_solar_twh0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_bioenergy_pct5.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_coal_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_gas_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_hydro_pct78.32024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_net_imports_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_nuclear_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_other_fossil_pct16.72024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_other_renewables_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_solar_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_wind_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy0.02024https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20000.02000https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20010.02001https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20020.02002https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20030.02003https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20040.02004https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20050.02005https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20060.02006https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20070.02007https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20080.02008https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20090.02009https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20100.02010https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20110.02011https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20120.02012https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20130.02013https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20140.02014https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20150.02015https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20160.02016https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20170.02017https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20180.02018https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20190.02019https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20200.02020https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20210.02021https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20220.02022https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20230.02023https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20240.02024https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean0.12024https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20000.02000https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20010.02001https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20020.02002https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20030.02003https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20040.02004https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20050.02005https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20060.02006https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20070.02007https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20080.12008https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20090.12009https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20100.12010https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20110.12011https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20120.12012https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20130.12013https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20140.12014https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20150.12015https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20160.12016https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
showing 80 of 8,768 measured series — full list: CSV · JSON

Language

English canonical body. 237 name labels held (Wikidata). Missing languages are absent, not machine-translated.

Lane coverage

Measured, not promised
lanestatus what exists
patents · serviceYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 patent-document corpus (0%); only patent-count series present. Missing: full national patent-office document corpus. source
legal · serviceYELLOW · partiallegal-system description (CIA World Factbook, public domain); no statutes, gazettes or case law ingested, and Factbook recency is not guaranteed source
alerts · serviceGREEN · ingested0 alerts in current GDACS/USGS window (measured, not an all-clear). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full current GDACS (125) + USGS (284) window (409 alert rows) with per-record metadata. Kept green. source
defense · serviceYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 defense record corpus (0%); only SIPRI/World Bank series present. Missing: full UNROCA/SIPRI/DoD award records. source
space · serviceYELLOW · partialno orbital launch site in this country in the GCAT launch log (1942-2026) source
maps · serviceGREEN · ingestedNatural Earth 1:10m boundary + centroid + bbox area computed (1,470.6 deg2); no cadastre, address data or navigation map. GADM L0 fallback: ok (gadm41_GRL_0.json). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — Natural Earth 1:10m boundary + GADM L0 fallback for every mapped country; complete geodata record set. Kept green. source
passport · serviceGLOBAL · service livepass.go-v.org is live; per-country identity documents are NOT ingested source
research · serviceGREEN · ingested1,272 scholarly works since 2021 with authoring institutions here (OpenAlex); a publication index, not a quality ranking source
economy · serviceGREEN · ingestedstale data (2023) GDP per capita, current US$ (World Bank); not a cost-of-living or inequality measure source
health · serviceGREEN · ingestedlife expectancy at birth, World Bank; not a health system performance rating source
education · serviceYELLOW · partialstale data (2019) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNESCO UIS education corpus. source
energy · serviceGREEN · ingestedaccess to electricity (% of population), World Bank source
water · serviceYELLOW · partialat least basic drinking water (% of population), World Bank/WHO; safely managed data shown when available source
connectivity · serviceYELLOW · partialstale data (2022) fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, World Bank/ITU; internet-user share shown when available source
crimeYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 17 numeric UNODC/OWID crime series rows only. Missing: full UNODC CTS offence/incident records. source
conflictYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UCDP/GDELT event corpus. source
businessYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full company/enterprise registry corpus. source
scienceGREEN · ingestedstale data (2004) OpenAlex institutions snapshot 2026-10: 9 institutions, works counted per country; CC0 1.0. source
prisonYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full World Prison Brief prison corpus. source
interpolYELLOW · partial0 public Interpol Red Notices in the ingested snapshot list a national of this country (measured zero for this snapshot; not an absence of crime). source
armsN/A · not a separate reporting entityNot applicable as a separate reporting entity: this territory is a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Arms transfers are reported to the UN Register of Conventional Arms by UN member states; this territory is not a member state and files no separate return, so the metropolitan state's reporting is the applicable record. source
sanctionsGREEN · ingestedOFAC SDN 1 + UN consolidated 0 + EU 0 designation reference(s), snapshot 2026-10-26; counts are list references (text/code attribution), not convictions or proof of activity; 0 is a measured zero against these three ingested lists | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full OFAC SDN (19,471), UN consolidated (1,001) and EU (11,154) designation lists with per-record metadata (snapshot 2026-10-26). Kept green. source
agricultureGREEN · ingestedagricultural land (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
foodYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FAOSTAT food-balance corpus. source
laborYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full ILOSTAT labor corpus. source
financeYELLOW · partialstale data (2022) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full IMF/World Bank financial corpus. source
environmentGREEN · ingestedforest area (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
tradeGREEN · ingestedstale data (2023) trade (% of GDP), World Bank source
migrationYELLOW · partialnet migration (5-year estimate), World Bank/UN source
tourismYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNWTO tourism corpus. source
housingYELLOW · partialurban population (% of total), World Bank; not a housing-cost or tenure measure source
transportYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 4 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full transport-network corpus. source
investmentYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FDI/investment corpus. source
remittancesGREY · source has no observationRechecked 2026-10-29: Statistics Greenland statbank has national accounts and goods/services external trade but no BOP personal-transfer table; IMF BOP/IFS/BOPAGG DBnomics returned 0 series; World Bank BX.TRF.PWKR.CD returned empty (HTTP 200). Kept no-data. source
health_financeYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WHO GHED health-finance corpus. source
budgetYELLOW · partialstale data (2016) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full national budget/tender corpus. source
treatyN/A · not a separate reporting entityNot applicable as a separate reporting entity: this territory is a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Ratification of UN human-rights treaties is an act of states parties; this territory is not a separate party, so adherence follows the metropolitan state's ratification. source

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Backlinks

Department pages with measured records for Greenland:

patents legal alerts defense space maps research economy health education energy water connectivity crime conflict business science prison interpol sanctions agriculture food labor finance environment trade migration tourism housing transport investment health_finance budget

patents recipes legal alerts defense space passport research

estate.json .well-known alias

Cite this page

Greenland (GL). go-v.org estate, https://estate.116.202.234.183.nip.io/gl. Data: World Bank Open Data, OpenAlex, WIPO, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap. Accessed 2026-11-08.