Iceland and Greenland similarities and differences

When you think of Iceland and Greenland, you think Iceland is filled with ice and Greenland is filled with grasslands. If you think that you would be wrong, it is actually the opposite. Iceland is greener then Greenland and Greenland is more ice then Iceland. Iceland has about 10% of ice covering the island. Greenland has about 80% of ice covering the island. Which island do you think is bigger and has more of population? Let's find out and see more similarities and differences these two islands have.

Iceland is a independent county, but Greenland is part of Denmark. Both islands are 60 degrees North of the Earth's equator. The land area of Iceland is 100,250 square kilometers and the water area is 2.750 square kilometers. The land area of Greenland is 2,166,086 square kilometers. Winters in Iceland and Greenland are about the same, they both have little sunlight. Summers in Iceland and Greenland are similar too, the sun never seems to go away. Both islands have hardly any native species of plants and animals. Both islands have no native reptiles or amphibians. Both islands rely on their natural resources.

The Vikings were the first European settlers on both Greenland and Iceland. The Vikings were the very first settlers on Iceland, but not on Greenland. The Inuit tribes were the very first settlers on Greenland.  Both islands have a small population. Iceland has around 350,000 people while Greenland has around 57,000. Greenland is 21 times larger than Iceland. Both islands have a Parliamentary government, but Iceland is a Republic Parliamentary government and Greenland is a Democracy Parliamentary government. The currency in Iceland is Krona while the currency in Greenland is Krone.