Ghana vs Samoa: Rural population, per square kilometre
Ghana
62.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
64.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
50th
Samoa rank
48th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 64.3 units per square kilometre against 62.65 units per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 1.65 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Ghana ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.5 units per square kilometre | 36.34 units per square kilometre | 10.84 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 31.33 units per square kilometre | 42.41 units per square kilometre | 11.08 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 39.88 units per square kilometre | 46.67 units per square kilometre | 6.79 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 45.66 units per square kilometre | 48.3 units per square kilometre | 2.64 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 51.48 units per square kilometre | 51.93 units per square kilometre | 0.4476 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 58.1 units per square kilometre | 57.73 units per square kilometre | 0.3691 units per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 62.05 units per square kilometre | 63.51 units per square kilometre | 1.46 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Ghana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 64.3 units per square kilometre against 62.65 units per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Ghana and Samoa?
- 1.65 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 48th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.