Ghana vs Lesotho: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Ghana
-0.2734 % change on previous year
in 2050
Lesotho
-0.293 % change on previous year
in 2050
Ghana rank
58th
Lesotho rank
60th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time

  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports -0.2734 % change on previous year against -0.293 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0196 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ghana ranks 58th and Lesotho ranks 60th of 217 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 9 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 1.92 % change on previous year 1.32 % change on previous year 0.6011 % change on previous year Ghana
1960s 1.86 % change on previous year 1.36 % change on previous year 0.4927 % change on previous year Ghana
1970s 1.95 % change on previous year 1.99 % change on previous year 0.0372 % change on previous year Lesotho
1980s 2.3 % change on previous year 1.89 % change on previous year 0.411 % change on previous year Ghana
1990s 1.38 % change on previous year 0.9403 % change on previous year 0.4443 % change on previous year Ghana
2000s 1.3 % change on previous year 0.2015 % change on previous year 1.1 % change on previous year Ghana
2010s 0.8737 % change on previous year 0.6889 % change on previous year 0.1848 % change on previous year Ghana
2020s 0.4404 % change on previous year 0.4733 % change on previous year 0.0329 % change on previous year Lesotho
2030s 0.2018 % change on previous year 0.1581 % change on previous year 0.0438 % change on previous year Ghana
2040s -0.0744 % change on previous year -0.1158 % change on previous year 0.0414 % change on previous year Ghana
2050s -0.2734 % change on previous year -0.293 % change on previous year 0.0196 % change on previous year Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Ghana or Lesotho?
Ghana, at -0.2734 % change on previous year against -0.293 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Ghana and Lesotho?
0.0196 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Ghana ranks 58th and Lesotho ranks 60th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
268 places, 24,470 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.