Ghana vs Kiribati: Urban population, annual growth rate
Ghana
2.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kiribati
2.96 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
51st
Kiribati rank
48th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2.96 % change on previous year against 2.83 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Kiribati ranks 48th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Kiribati in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.88 % change on previous year | 7.41 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 3.69 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 0.133 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1980s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 4.66 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 0.8417 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.18 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 0.9849 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.41 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 0.1038 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 0.773 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Ghana or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 2.96 % change on previous year against 2.83 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Ghana and Kiribati?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kiribati?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Kiribati rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Kiribati ranks 48th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.