Ecuador vs Ghana: Rural population, annual growth rate
Ecuador
0.4287 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana
0.4821 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ecuador rank
87th
Ghana rank
84th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Ecuador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.4821 % change on previous year against 0.4287 % change on previous year in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0534 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ecuador ranks 87th and Ghana ranks 84th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | 0.5384 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 0.9621 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.8304 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.5921 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.497 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 0.2036 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.3666 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.7427 % change on previous year | 0.6667 % change on previous year | 0.076 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Ecuador or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.4821 % change on previous year against 0.4287 % change on previous year in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Ecuador and Ghana?
- 0.0534 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Ghana rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 87th and Ghana ranks 84th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual 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 year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.