Ghana vs Portugal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Ghana
0.5892 people per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.5926 people per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
135th
Portugal rank
132nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.5926 people per person against 0.5892 people per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0034 people per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 135th and Portugal ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2615 people per person | 0.324 people per person | 0.0625 people per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.3 people per person | 0.3821 people per person | 0.0821 people per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.3261 people per person | 0.4408 people per person | 0.1147 people per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3951 people per person | 0.5072 people per person | 0.1121 people per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4707 people per person | 0.5774 people per person | 0.1067 people per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.533 people per person | 0.6123 people per person | 0.0793 people per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.5754 people per person | 0.6054 people per person | 0.0299 people per person | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.5926 people per person against 0.5892 people per person in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Ghana and Portugal?
- 0.0034 people per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Portugal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 135th and Portugal ranks 132nd 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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About this data
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.