Ghana vs Indonesia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Ghana
85.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia
86.35 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
76th
Indonesia rank
75th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 86.35 people per square kilometre against 85.84 people per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.51 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 76th and Indonesia ranks 75th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.22 people per square kilometre | 8.79 people per square kilometre | 0.4293 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1970s | 13.46 people per square kilometre | 13.63 people per square kilometre | 0.1788 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 19.37 people per square kilometre | 23.51 people per square kilometre | 4.14 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 30.03 people per square kilometre | 39.28 people per square kilometre | 9.25 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 46.06 people per square kilometre | 56.02 people per square kilometre | 9.96 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 66.58 people per square kilometre | 73.2 people per square kilometre | 6.62 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 82.27 people per square kilometre | 84.15 people per square kilometre | 1.88 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
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, Ghana or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 86.35 people per square kilometre against 85.84 people per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Ghana and Indonesia?
- 0.51 people per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Indonesia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 76th and Indonesia ranks 75th 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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About this data
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.