Ghana vs Uzbekistan: The global population hockey stick
Ghana
33.79 million people
in 2023
Uzbekistan
35.65 million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
47th
Uzbekistan rank
44th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Ghana
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 35.65 million people against 33.79 million people in Ghana, a difference of 1.86 million people.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Ghana ranks 47th and Uzbekistan ranks 44th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 17 and Uzbekistan in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 879,733 people | 900,000 people | 20,267 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1100s | 1.01 million people | 970,000 people | 35,410 people | Ghana |
| 1200s | 1.15 million people | 1.04 million people | 109,040 people | Ghana |
| 1300s | 1.31 million people | 1.11 million people | 203,190 people | Ghana |
| 1400s | 1.50 million people | 1.18 million people | 320,790 people | Ghana |
| 1500s | 1.72 million people | 1.26 million people | 455,180 people | Ghana |
| 1600s | 1.96 million people | 1.44 million people | 520,210 people | Ghana |
| 1700s | 2.24 million people | 1.62 million people | 620,240 people | Ghana |
| 1710s | 2.26 million people | 1.71 million people | 547,080 people | Ghana |
| 1720s | 2.28 million people | 1.81 million people | 470,980 people | Ghana |
| 1730s | 2.30 million people | 1.91 million people | 390,610 people | Ghana |
| 1740s | 2.32 million people | 2.01 million people | 305,760 people | Ghana |
| 1750s | 2.34 million people | 2.12 million people | 216,240 people | Ghana |
| 1760s | 2.36 million people | 2.24 million people | 121,860 people | Ghana |
| 1770s | 2.39 million people | 2.37 million people | 22,430 people | Ghana |
| 1780s | 2.42 million people | 2.50 million people | 82,220 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1790s | 2.45 million people | 2.64 million people | 192,250 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1800s | 2.02 million people | 1.92 million people | 96,870 people | Ghana |
| 1810s | 2.02 million people | 1.92 million people | 96,495 people | Ghana |
| 1820s | 2.01 million people | 2.00 million people | 8,714 people | Ghana |
| 1830s | 2.00 million people | 2.19 million people | 192,850 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 2.40 million people | 413,892 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1850s | 2.03 million people | 2.63 million people | 601,098 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1860s | 2.13 million people | 2.87 million people | 742,668 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1870s | 2.25 million people | 3.14 million people | 887,758 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1880s | 2.40 million people | 3.42 million people | 1.02 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1890s | 2.60 million people | 3.74 million people | 1.14 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1900s | 2.82 million people | 4.09 million people | 1.27 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1910s | 3.04 million people | 4.46 million people | 1.42 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1920s | 3.38 million people | 4.89 million people | 1.50 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 3.91 million people | 5.35 million people | 1.45 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1940s | 4.58 million people | 5.87 million people | 1.29 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1950s | 5.86 million people | 7.01 million people | 1.15 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 7.81 million people | 9.76 million people | 1.96 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 10.19 million people | 13.44 million people | 3.25 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 13.48 million people | 17.70 million people | 4.22 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 17.22 million people | 22.60 million people | 5.38 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 22.19 million people | 26.26 million people | 4.06 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 28.37 million people | 30.56 million people | 2.19 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 32.84 million people | 34.61 million people | 1.77 million people | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Ghana or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 35.65 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 Uzbekistan?
- 1.86 million people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uzbekistan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Uzbekistan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Ghana ranks 47th and Uzbekistan ranks 44th 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.