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

Ghana
85.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Saint Lucia
85.52 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
76th
Saint Lucia rank
77th

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

  • Ghana
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 85.84 people per square kilometre against 85.52 people per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.32 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Ghana ranks 76th and Saint Lucia ranks 77th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1960s 9.22 people per square kilometre 33.75 people per square kilometre 24.53 people per square kilometre Saint Lucia
1970s 13.46 people per square kilometre 43.34 people per square kilometre 29.88 people per square kilometre Saint Lucia
1980s 19.37 people per square kilometre 58.93 people per square kilometre 39.56 people per square kilometre Saint Lucia
1990s 30.03 people per square kilometre 70.12 people per square kilometre 40.08 people per square kilometre Saint Lucia
2000s 46.06 people per square kilometre 64.22 people per square kilometre 18.16 people per square kilometre Saint Lucia
2010s 66.58 people per square kilometre 58.32 people per square kilometre 8.26 people per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 82.27 people per square kilometre 81.59 people per square kilometre 0.6733 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Ghana or Saint Lucia?
Ghana, at 85.84 people per square kilometre against 85.52 people per square kilometre in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Ghana and Saint Lucia?
0.32 people per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Saint Lucia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 76th and Saint Lucia ranks 77th 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.