Ethiopia vs Ghana: Population density
Ethiopia
325.45 people per km²
in 2100
Ghana
296.87 people per km²
in 2100
Ethiopia rank
48th
Ghana rank
50th
Population density over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 325.45 people per km² against 296.87 people per km² in Ghana, a difference of 28.58 people per km².
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 48th and Ghana ranks 50th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 17 and Ghana in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.09 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 1.78 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1100s | 2.09 people per km² | 4.42 people per km² | 2.33 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1200s | 2.09 people per km² | 5.05 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1300s | 2.09 people per km² | 5.77 people per km² | 3.68 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1400s | 2.09 people per km² | 6.6 people per km² | 4.51 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1500s | 2.09 people per km² | 7.54 people per km² | 5.45 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1600s | 2.09 people per km² | 8.62 people per km² | 6.53 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1700s | 2.09 people per km² | 9.85 people per km² | 7.76 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1710s | 2.13 people per km² | 9.93 people per km² | 7.79 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1720s | 2.18 people per km² | 10.01 people per km² | 7.83 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1730s | 2.22 people per km² | 10.1 people per km² | 7.87 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1740s | 2.27 people per km² | 10.19 people per km² | 7.92 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1750s | 2.31 people per km² | 10.29 people per km² | 7.97 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1760s | 2.36 people per km² | 10.39 people per km² | 8.03 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1770s | 2.41 people per km² | 10.5 people per km² | 8.1 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1780s | 2.45 people per km² | 10.62 people per km² | 8.17 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1790s | 2.5 people per km² | 10.75 people per km² | 8.25 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1800s | 10.66 people per km² | 8.86 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 10.78 people per km² | 8.86 people per km² | 1.92 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 11.56 people per km² | 8.84 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 13.14 people per km² | 8.79 people per km² | 4.35 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 15.13 people per km² | 8.74 people per km² | 6.39 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 16.28 people per km² | 8.91 people per km² | 7.37 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 16.15 people per km² | 9.35 people per km² | 6.8 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 16.02 people per km² | 9.88 people per km² | 6.15 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 15.9 people per km² | 10.57 people per km² | 5.33 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 15.77 people per km² | 11.42 people per km² | 4.35 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 15.64 people per km² | 12.39 people per km² | 3.25 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 15.52 people per km² | 13.36 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 15.49 people per km² | 14.87 people per km² | 0.6154 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 15.49 people per km² | 17.17 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1940s | 15.49 people per km² | 20.11 people per km² | 4.61 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1950s | 17.05 people per km² | 25.74 people per km² | 8.69 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1960s | 21.33 people per km² | 34.31 people per km² | 12.98 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1970s | 27.67 people per km² | 44.79 people per km² | 17.11 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1980s | 35.11 people per km² | 59.26 people per km² | 24.14 people per km² | Ghana |
| 1990s | 50.12 people per km² | 75.7 people per km² | 25.58 people per km² | Ghana |
| 2000s | 68.6 people per km² | 97.54 people per km² | 28.95 people per km² | Ghana |
| 2010s | 91.06 people per km² | 124.68 people per km² | 33.62 people per km² | Ghana |
| 2020s | 118.66 people per km² | 152.69 people per km² | 34.03 people per km² | Ghana |
| 2030s | 149.57 people per km² | 180.58 people per km² | 31.01 people per km² | Ghana |
| 2040s | 181.53 people per km² | 207.93 people per km² | 26.4 people per km² | Ghana |
| 2050s | 213.77 people per km² | 232.77 people per km² | 19 people per km² | Ghana |
| 2060s | 244.47 people per km² | 253.92 people per km² | 9.45 people per km² | Ghana |
| 2070s | 272.39 people per km² | 271.35 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 2080s | 296.56 people per km² | 284.86 people per km² | 11.7 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 2090s | 316.21 people per km² | 293.71 people per km² | 22.49 people per km² | Ethiopia |
| 2100s | 325.45 people per km² | 296.87 people per km² | 28.58 people per km² | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ethiopia, at 325.45 people per km² against 296.87 people per km² in Ghana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 28.58 people per km², with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for population density?
- Ethiopia ranks 48th and Ghana ranks 50th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.