Ghana vs Syria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Ghana
85.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
92.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
76th
Syria rank
73rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 92.73 people per square kilometre against 85.84 people per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 6.89 people per square kilometre.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 76th and Syria ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.22 people per square kilometre | 12.41 people per square kilometre | 3.19 people per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1970s | 13.46 people per square kilometre | 18.3 people per square kilometre | 4.85 people per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1980s | 19.37 people per square kilometre | 27.3 people per square kilometre | 7.93 people per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1990s | 30.03 people per square kilometre | 39.25 people per square kilometre | 9.22 people per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2000s | 46.06 people per square kilometre | 55.56 people per square kilometre | 9.5 people per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2010s | 66.58 people per square kilometre | 78.94 people per square kilometre | 12.36 people per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 82.27 people per square kilometre | 87.92 people per square kilometre | 5.66 people per square kilometre | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Syria, at 92.73 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 Syria?
- 6.89 people per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Syria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 76th and Syria ranks 73rd 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.