Brazil vs Greenland: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Brazil
88.2%
in 2025
Greenland
88.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
47th
Greenland rank
46th
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Brazil
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 88.6% against 88.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Brazil ranks 47th and Greenland ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.2% | 52.2% | 12.0% | Greenland |
| 1960s | 48.3% | 66.7% | 18.3% | Greenland |
| 1970s | 59.6% | 74.3% | 14.7% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 71.1% | 78.2% | 7.1% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 80.7% | 3.2% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 82.6% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 85.7% | 0.2% | Greenland |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.9% | 0.4% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Brazil or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 88.6% against 88.2% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Brazil and Greenland?
- 0.4%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Greenland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Greenland rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Brazil ranks 47th and Greenland ranks 46th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.