Ghana vs Seychelles: Population growth rate
Ghana
1.9%
in 2023
Seychelles
2.0%
in 2023
Ghana rank
58th
Seychelles rank
55th
Population growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 58th and Seychelles ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Ghana or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Ghana and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Seychelles?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Seychelles rank globally for population growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 58th and Seychelles ranks 55th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.