Ghana vs Guatemala: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Ghana
0.5892 people per person
in 2025
Guatemala
0.563 people per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
135th
Guatemala rank
138th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.5892 people per person against 0.563 people per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0262 people per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.

Ghana ranks 135th and Guatemala ranks 138th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2615 people per person 0.3388 people per person 0.0773 people per person Guatemala
1970s 0.3 people per person 0.3531 people per person 0.0531 people per person Guatemala
1980s 0.3261 people per person 0.3304 people per person 0.0043 people per person Guatemala
1990s 0.3951 people per person 0.3648 people per person 0.0303 people per person Ghana
2000s 0.4707 people per person 0.4747 people per person 0.004 people per person Guatemala
2010s 0.533 people per person 0.5304 people per person 0.0026 people per person Ghana
2020s 0.5754 people per person 0.5543 people per person 0.0211 people per person 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, per capita, Ghana or Guatemala?
Ghana, at 0.5892 people per person against 0.563 people per person in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Ghana and Guatemala?
0.0262 people per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guatemala?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Guatemala rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Ghana ranks 135th and Guatemala ranks 138th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.