Ghana vs Jamaica: Long term urban population region
Ghana
60.34
in 2025
Jamaica
61.24
in 2025
Ghana rank
114th
Jamaica rank
111th
Long term urban population region over time
- Ghana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 61.24 against 60.34 in Ghana, a difference of 0.9.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 114th and Jamaica ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 16 and Jamaica in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 | 0.0005 | 0.0002 | Ghana |
| 1100s | 0.0021 | 0.0016 | 0.0005 | Ghana |
| 1200s | 0.0064 | 0.0049 | 0.0014 | Ghana |
| 1300s | 0.0191 | 0.0148 | 0.0043 | Ghana |
| 1400s | 0.0572 | 0.0444 | 0.0128 | Ghana |
| 1500s | 0.1716 | 0.1333 | 0.0383 | Ghana |
| 1600s | 0.5148 | 0.4 | 0.1148 | Ghana |
| 1700s | 1.54 | 1.2 | 0.3444 | Ghana |
| 1710s | 1.74 | 1.43 | 0.3123 | Ghana |
| 1720s | 1.91 | 1.61 | 0.2995 | Ghana |
| 1730s | 2.09 | 1.81 | 0.2803 | Ghana |
| 1740s | 2.29 | 2.03 | 0.2532 | Ghana |
| 1750s | 2.5 | 2.29 | 0.2168 | Ghana |
| 1760s | 2.74 | 2.57 | 0.1694 | Ghana |
| 1770s | 3 | 2.89 | 0.109 | Ghana |
| 1780s | 3.29 | 3.26 | 0.0332 | Ghana |
| 1790s | 3.6 | 3.66 | 0.0606 | Jamaica |
| 1800s | 3.95 | 4.12 | 0.1754 | Jamaica |
| 1810s | 4.32 | 4.64 | 0.3147 | Jamaica |
| 1820s | 4.73 | 5.22 | 0.4827 | Jamaica |
| 1830s | 5.18 | 5.87 | 0.6839 | Jamaica |
| 1840s | 5.68 | 6.6 | 0.9236 | Jamaica |
| 1850s | 6.22 | 7.43 | 1.21 | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 6.81 | 8.35 | 1.54 | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 7.46 | 9.4 | 1.94 | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 8.17 | 10.57 | 2.4 | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 8.95 | 11.9 | 2.95 | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 9.8 | 13.38 | 3.58 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 10.73 | 15.06 | 4.32 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 11.76 | 16.94 | 5.18 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 12.87 | 19.05 | 6.18 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 14.1 | 21.44 | 7.34 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 19.1 | 28.34 | 9.24 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 26.3 | 37.22 | 10.93 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 30.22 | 43.76 | 13.54 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 33.25 | 48.27 | 15.02 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 40.35 | 50.46 | 10.11 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 47.8 | 51.75 | 3.95 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 54.32 | 55.02 | 0.7045 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 59.07 | 59.97 | 0.9057 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Ghana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 61.24 against 60.34 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Ghana and Jamaica?
- 0.9, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Ghana ranks 114th and Jamaica ranks 111th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.