Benin vs Ghana: Natural population growth, annual growth rate
Benin
-1.26 % change on previous year
in 2023
Ghana
-1.18 % change on previous year
in 2023
Benin rank
121st
Ghana rank
118th
Natural population growth, annual growth rate over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -1.18 % change on previous year against -1.26 % change on previous year in Benin, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 121st and Ghana ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1960s | 3.41 % change on previous year | -0.794 % change on previous year | 4.2 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -0.0395 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.9423 % change on previous year | -0.0157 % change on previous year | 0.958 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1990s | -0.0688 % change on previous year | -1.23 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2000s | -0.3169 % change on previous year | -0.6401 % change on previous year | 0.3232 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2010s | -0.9747 % change on previous year | -1.46 % change on previous year | 0.4856 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2020s | -1.55 % change on previous year | -1.59 % change on previous year | 0.045 % change on previous year | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, annual growth rate, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at -1.18 % change on previous year against -1.26 % change on previous year in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth, annual growth rate between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for natural population growth, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 121st and Ghana ranks 118th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Natural population growth, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Natural population growth. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.