Cuba vs Ghana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Cuba
81.88 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
85.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
79th
Ghana rank
76th

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

  • Cuba
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 85.84 people per square kilometre against 81.88 people per square kilometre in Cuba, a difference of 3.96 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 76th of 215 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 44.01 people per square kilometre 9.22 people per square kilometre 34.79 people per square kilometre Cuba
1970s 55.63 people per square kilometre 13.46 people per square kilometre 42.17 people per square kilometre Cuba
1980s 66.9 people per square kilometre 19.37 people per square kilometre 47.52 people per square kilometre Cuba
1990s 75.66 people per square kilometre 30.03 people per square kilometre 45.63 people per square kilometre Cuba
2000s 80.09 people per square kilometre 46.06 people per square kilometre 34.03 people per square kilometre Cuba
2010s 82.69 people per square kilometre 66.58 people per square kilometre 16.11 people per square kilometre Cuba
2020s 82.42 people per square kilometre 82.27 people per square kilometre 0.1516 people per square kilometre Cuba

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 square kilometre, Cuba or Ghana?
Ghana, at 85.84 people per square kilometre against 81.88 people per square kilometre in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Cuba and Ghana?
3.96 people per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Ghana rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 76th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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