Ghana vs Jordan: World population growth
Ghana
0.1%
in 2100
Jordan
0.2%
in 2100
Ghana rank
58th
Jordan rank
57th
World population growth over time
- Ghana
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 58th and Jordan ranks 57th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 12 and Jordan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Jordan |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.7% | -2.5% | 3.3% | Ghana |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 4.4% | 2.8% | Jordan |
| 1950s | 3.1% | 6.7% | 3.6% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 6.1% | 3.5% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 4.5% | 1.9% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 4.4% | 2.0% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1.7% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 2030s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2040s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2060s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2080s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2090s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Jordan |
| 2100s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Ghana or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Ghana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Ghana and Jordan?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jordan?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Ghana and Jordan rank globally for world population growth?
- Ghana ranks 58th and Jordan ranks 57th 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.