Equatorial Guinea vs Ghana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Equatorial Guinea
2.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana
2.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
51st
Ghana rank
49th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.83 % change on previous year against 2.74 % change on previous year in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 51st and Ghana ranks 49th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.4 % change on previous year | 7.77 % change on previous year | 0.3745 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1960s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 5.04 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | -1.38 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1980s | 7.61 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.45 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 0.7885 % change on previous year | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.28 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.44 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | 4.04 % change on previous year | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 0.0202 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Equatorial Guinea or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.83 % change on previous year against 2.74 % change on previous year in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ghana rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 51st and Ghana ranks 49th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.