Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Rural population, per square kilometre

Ghana
62.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
64.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
50th
Sierra Leone rank
47th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Sierra Leone
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 64.69 units per square kilometre against 62.65 units per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 2.04 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ghana ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 25.5 units per square kilometre 27.22 units per square kilometre 1.72 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 31.33 units per square kilometre 29.68 units per square kilometre 1.65 units per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 39.88 units per square kilometre 34.17 units per square kilometre 5.71 units per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 45.66 units per square kilometre 38.34 units per square kilometre 7.32 units per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 51.48 units per square kilometre 46.76 units per square kilometre 4.73 units per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 58.1 units per square kilometre 57.24 units per square kilometre 0.8546 units per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 62.05 units per square kilometre 63.49 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 64.69 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 Sierra Leone?
2.04 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th 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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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.