Ethiopia vs Ghana: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre
Ethiopia
21.01 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
26.56 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
11th
Ghana rank
9th
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 26.56 people per square kilometre against 21.01 people per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.55 people per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.84 people per square kilometre | 19.29 people per square kilometre | 24.54 people per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 33.88 people per square kilometre | 23.31 people per square kilometre | 10.57 people per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 23.78 people per square kilometre | 26 people per square kilometre | 2.22 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 26.56 people per square kilometre against 21.01 people per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 5.55 people per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 9th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage 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.