Ghana vs Solomon Islands: Birth rate
Ghana
26.31 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Solomon Islands
26.93 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
48th
Solomon Islands rank
46th
Birth rate over time
- Ghana
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 26.93 births per 1,000 people against 26.31 births per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.62 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 48th and Solomon Islands ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.63 births per 1,000 people | 46.11 births per 1,000 people | 4.52 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 48.72 births per 1,000 people | 45.98 births per 1,000 people | 2.74 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 45.69 births per 1,000 people | 43.56 births per 1,000 people | 2.13 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 42.88 births per 1,000 people | 40.59 births per 1,000 people | 2.29 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 37.47 births per 1,000 people | 37.27 births per 1,000 people | 0.2023 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 34.27 births per 1,000 people | 34.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.1112 births per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 30.81 births per 1,000 people | 31.46 births per 1,000 people | 0.6481 births per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 26.84 births per 1,000 people | 27.47 births per 1,000 people | 0.6283 births per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Ghana or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 26.93 births per 1,000 people against 26.31 births per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Ghana and Solomon Islands?
- 0.62 births per 1,000 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Solomon Islands rank globally for birth rate?
- Ghana ranks 48th and Solomon Islands ranks 46th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.