Greenland vs Northern Mariana Islands: Share of the population that is female
Greenland
47.5%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
47.1%
in 2025
Greenland rank
202nd
Northern Mariana Islands rank
204th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Greenland
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 47.5% against 47.1% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Greenland ranks 202nd and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Northern Mariana Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.0% | 49.8% | 1.8% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 46.1% | 47.9% | 1.8% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 47.4% | 1.7% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1990s | 46.4% | 49.5% | 3.1% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 51.4% | 4.7% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 48.0% | 0.9% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 47.3% | 0.1% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Greenland or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Greenland, at 47.5% against 47.1% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.4%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Greenland ranks 202nd and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 204th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.