Ghana vs Thailand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Ghana
85.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
85.52 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
76th
Thailand rank
78th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Thailand
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 85.84 people per square kilometre against 85.52 people per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.32 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 76th and Thailand ranks 78th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.22 people per square kilometre | 7.65 people per square kilometre | 1.57 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1970s | 13.46 people per square kilometre | 11.94 people per square kilometre | 1.52 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1980s | 19.37 people per square kilometre | 17.34 people per square kilometre | 2.03 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1990s | 30.03 people per square kilometre | 27.51 people per square kilometre | 2.52 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 46.06 people per square kilometre | 48.15 people per square kilometre | 2.09 people per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 66.58 people per square kilometre | 66.19 people per square kilometre | 0.3875 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 82.27 people per square kilometre | 82.95 people per square kilometre | 0.6866 people per square kilometre | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Ghana, at 85.84 people per square kilometre against 85.52 people per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Ghana and Thailand?
- 0.32 people per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Thailand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 76th and Thailand ranks 78th 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.