Ghana vs Peru: The global population hockey stick
Ghana
33.79 million people
in 2023
Peru
33.85 million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
47th
Peru rank
46th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Ghana
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 33.85 million people against 33.79 million people in Ghana, a difference of 57,700 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Ghana ranks 47th and Peru ranks 46th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 15 and Peru in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 879,733 people | 3.00 million people | 2.12 million people | Peru |
| 1100s | 1.01 million people | 3.20 million people | 2.19 million people | Peru |
| 1200s | 1.15 million people | 3.40 million people | 2.25 million people | Peru |
| 1300s | 1.31 million people | 3.60 million people | 2.29 million people | Peru |
| 1400s | 1.50 million people | 3.80 million people | 2.30 million people | Peru |
| 1500s | 1.72 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.28 million people | Peru |
| 1600s | 1.96 million people | 1.30 million people | 660,210 people | Ghana |
| 1700s | 2.24 million people | 1.50 million people | 739,750 people | Ghana |
| 1710s | 2.26 million people | 1.48 million people | 774,040 people | Ghana |
| 1720s | 2.28 million people | 1.47 million people | 809,060 people | Ghana |
| 1730s | 2.30 million people | 1.45 million people | 844,910 people | Ghana |
| 1740s | 2.32 million people | 1.44 million people | 881,690 people | Ghana |
| 1750s | 2.34 million people | 1.42 million people | 919,510 people | Ghana |
| 1760s | 2.36 million people | 1.41 million people | 958,520 people | Ghana |
| 1770s | 2.39 million people | 1.39 million people | 998,860 people | Ghana |
| 1780s | 2.42 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.04 million people | Ghana |
| 1790s | 2.45 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.08 million people | Ghana |
| 1800s | 2.02 million people | 1.28 million people | 734,805 people | Ghana |
| 1810s | 2.02 million people | 1.30 million people | 711,734 people | Ghana |
| 1820s | 2.01 million people | 1.34 million people | 666,776 people | Ghana |
| 1830s | 2.00 million people | 1.70 million people | 295,365 people | Ghana |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 2.66 million people | 670,582 people | Peru |
| 1850s | 2.03 million people | 2.94 million people | 911,353 people | Peru |
| 1860s | 2.13 million people | 2.55 million people | 420,647 people | Peru |
| 1870s | 2.25 million people | 2.76 million people | 513,054 people | Peru |
| 1880s | 2.40 million people | 3.13 million people | 721,502 people | Peru |
| 1890s | 2.60 million people | 3.48 million people | 880,228 people | Peru |
| 1900s | 2.82 million people | 3.86 million people | 1.04 million people | Peru |
| 1910s | 3.04 million people | 4.38 million people | 1.34 million people | Peru |
| 1920s | 3.38 million people | 5.04 million people | 1.65 million people | Peru |
| 1930s | 3.91 million people | 5.90 million people | 1.99 million people | Peru |
| 1940s | 4.58 million people | 6.96 million people | 2.39 million people | Peru |
| 1950s | 5.86 million people | 8.73 million people | 2.88 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 7.81 million people | 11.62 million people | 3.82 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 10.19 million people | 15.17 million people | 4.98 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 13.48 million people | 19.42 million people | 5.94 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 17.22 million people | 24.11 million people | 6.89 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 22.19 million people | 27.89 million people | 5.69 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 28.37 million people | 30.49 million people | 2.12 million people | Peru |
| 2020s | 32.84 million people | 33.33 million people | 492,975 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Ghana or Peru?
- Peru, at 33.85 million people against 33.79 million people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Ghana and Peru?
- 57,700 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Peru?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Peru rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Ghana ranks 47th and Peru ranks 46th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.