Ghana vs Small states: Population, total

Ghana
35.06 million
in 2025
Small states
20.35 million
in 2025
Ghana rank
47th
Small states rank
44th

Population, total over time

  • Ghana
  • Small states
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 35.06 million against 20.35 million in Small states, a difference of 14.72 million.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.

Ghana ranks 47th and Small states ranks 44th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.