Ghana vs Iraq: World population growth
Ghana
0.1%
in 2100
Iraq
0.2%
in 2100
Ghana rank
58th
Iraq rank
55th
World population growth over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 55th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.2% | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Iraq |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2030s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2040s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2060s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2080s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2090s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 2100s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Ghana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Ghana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Ghana and Iraq?
- 0.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for world population growth?
- Ghana ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 55th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.