Ghana vs Peru: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Ghana
10.25 million people
in 2020
Peru
10.04 million people
in 2020
Ghana rank
32nd
Peru rank
33rd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Ghana
- Peru
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 10.25 million people against 10.04 million people in Peru, a difference of 211,600 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Ghana ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 1.28 million people | 1.28 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 0 people | 2.04 million people | 2.04 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 0 people | 3.20 million people | 3.20 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.30 million people | 4.52 million people | 3.22 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.47 million people | 5.88 million people | 3.41 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 4.61 million people | 7.40 million people | 2.79 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 6.99 million people | 8.91 million people | 1.92 million people | Peru |
| 2020s | 10.25 million people | 10.04 million people | 211,600 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Ghana or Peru?
- Ghana, at 10.25 million people against 10.04 million people in Peru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Ghana and Peru?
- 211,600 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Peru?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and Peru rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Ghana ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.