Ghana vs Namibia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Ghana
0.9%
in 2025
Namibia
0.9%
in 2025
Ghana rank
48th
Namibia rank
51st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Ghana
- Namibia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Ghana or Namibia?
- Ghana, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Ghana and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Ghana ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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.