Ghana vs Viet Nam: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual
Ghana
3.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Viet Nam
2.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
32nd
Viet Nam rank
35th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual over time
- Ghana
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.02 % change on previous year against 2.85 % change on previous year in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.17 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 32nd and Viet Nam ranks 35th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.86 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 0.8078 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 4.21 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | 0.4112 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.64 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 0.5445 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3.77 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | 0.444 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 0.0946 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual, Ghana or Viet Nam?
- Ghana, at 3.02 % change on previous year against 2.85 % change on previous year in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual between Ghana and Viet Nam?
- 0.17 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Viet Nam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Viet Nam rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual?
- Ghana ranks 32nd and Viet Nam ranks 35th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, 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 Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.