Central African Republic vs Ghana: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Central African Republic
1.0%
in 2025
Ghana
0.9%
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
46th
Ghana rank
48th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Central African Republic
- Ghana
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 4.3% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 2.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Central African Republic or Ghana?
- Central African Republic, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Central African Republic and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Ghana?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Central African Republic and Ghana rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Central African Republic ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 48th 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 Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.