How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Japan?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Japan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP

Greenland

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Japan

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Greenland rank

164th

Japan rank

162nd

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP over time

Greenland
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Greenland, a difference of 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 164th and Japan ranks 162nd of 187 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Greenland
1980s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Greenland
1990s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Greenland
2000s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Greenland
2010s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Greenland
2020s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp, Greenland or Japan?: Japan, at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Greenland as of 2025.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp between Greenland and Japan?: 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Japan?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Japan rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp?: Greenland ranks 164th and Japan ranks 162nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 No per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 10,242 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.