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
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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.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed