Years colonized in Ghana

Ghana: Years colonized was 426 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
426
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 159 countries
All-time high
426
in 1957
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Ghana, 1462–2022

0100200300400146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Ghana is 426, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Ghana peaked at 426 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Ghana 5th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Ghana, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 1 —
1483 2 +100.0%
1484 3 +50.0%
1485 4 +33.3%
1486 5 +25.0%
1487 6 +20.0%
1488 7 +16.7%
1489 8 +14.3%
1490 9 +12.5%
1491 10 +11.1%
1492 11 +10.0%
1493 12 +9.1%
1494 13 +8.3%
1495 14 +7.7%
1496 15 +7.1%
1497 16 +6.7%
1498 17 +6.2%
1499 18 +5.9%
1500 19 +5.6%
1501 20 +5.3%
1502 21 +5.0%
1503 22 +4.8%
1504 23 +4.5%
1505 24 +4.3%
1506 25 +4.2%
1507 26 +4.0%
1508 27 +3.8%
1509 28 +3.7%
1510 29 +3.6%
1511 30 +3.4%
1512 31 +3.3%
1513 32 +3.2%
1514 33 +3.1%
1515 34 +3.0%
1516 35 +2.9%
1517 36 +2.9%
1518 37 +2.8%
1519 38 +2.7%
1520 39 +2.6%
1521 40 +2.6%
1522 41 +2.5%
1523 42 +2.4%
1524 43 +2.4%
1525 44 +2.3%
1526 45 +2.3%
1527 46 +2.2%
1528 47 +2.2%
1529 48 +2.1%
1530 49 +2.1%
1531 50 +2.0%
1532 51 +2.0%
1533 52 +2.0%
1534 53 +1.9%
1535 54 +1.9%
1536 55 +1.9%
1537 56 +1.8%
1538 57 +1.8%
1539 58 +1.8%
1540 59 +1.7%
1541 60 +1.7%
1542 61 +1.7%
1543 62 +1.6%
1544 63 +1.6%
1545 64 +1.6%
1546 65 +1.6%
1547 66 +1.5%
1548 67 +1.5%
1549 68 +1.5%
1550 69 +1.5%
1551 70 +1.4%
1552 71 +1.4%
1553 72 +1.4%
1554 73 +1.4%
1555 74 +1.4%
1556 75 +1.4%
1557 76 +1.3%
1558 77 +1.3%
1559 78 +1.3%
1560 79 +1.3%
1561 80 +1.3%
1562 81 +1.2%
1563 82 +1.2%
1564 83 +1.2%
1565 84 +1.2%
1566 85 +1.2%
1567 86 +1.2%
1568 87 +1.2%
1569 88 +1.1%
1570 89 +1.1%
1571 90 +1.1%
1572 91 +1.1%
1573 92 +1.1%
1574 93 +1.1%
1575 94 +1.1%
1576 95 +1.1%
1577 96 +1.1%
1578 97 +1.0%
1579 98 +1.0%
1580 99 +1.0%
1581 100 +1.0%
1582 101 +1.0%
1583 102 +1.0%
1584 103 +1.0%
1585 104 +1.0%
1586 105 +1.0%
1587 106 +1.0%
1588 107 +0.9%
1589 108 +0.9%
1590 109 +0.9%
1591 110 +0.9%
1592 111 +0.9%
1593 112 +0.9%
1594 113 +0.9%
1595 114 +0.9%
1596 115 +0.9%
1597 116 +0.9%
1598 117 +0.9%
1599 118 +0.9%
1600 119 +0.8%
1601 120 +0.8%
1602 121 +0.8%
1603 122 +0.8%
1604 123 +0.8%
1605 124 +0.8%
1606 125 +0.8%
1607 126 +0.8%
1608 127 +0.8%
1609 128 +0.8%
1610 129 +0.8%
1611 130 +0.8%
1612 131 +0.8%
1613 132 +0.8%
1614 133 +0.8%
1615 134 +0.8%
1616 135 +0.7%
1617 136 +0.7%
1618 137 +0.7%
1619 138 +0.7%
1620 139 +0.7%
1621 140 +0.7%
1622 141 +0.7%
1623 142 +0.7%
1624 143 +0.7%
1625 144 +0.7%
1626 145 +0.7%
1627 146 +0.7%
1628 147 +0.7%
1629 148 +0.7%
1630 149 +0.7%
1631 150 +0.7%
1632 151 +0.7%
1633 152 +0.7%
1634 153 +0.7%
1635 154 +0.7%
1636 155 +0.6%
1637 156 +0.6%
1638 157 +0.6%
1639 158 +0.6%
1640 159 +0.6%
1641 160 +0.6%
1642 161 +0.6%
1643 162 +0.6%
1644 163 +0.6%
1645 164 +0.6%
1646 165 +0.6%
1647 166 +0.6%
1648 167 +0.6%
1649 168 +0.6%
1650 169 +0.6%
1651 170 +0.6%
1652 171 +0.6%
1653 172 +0.6%
1654 173 +0.6%
1655 174 +0.6%
1656 175 +0.6%
1657 176 +0.6%
1658 177 +0.6%
1659 178 +0.6%
1660 179 +0.6%
1661 180 +0.6%
1662 181 +0.6%
1663 182 +0.6%
1664 183 +0.5%
1665 184 +0.5%
1666 185 +0.5%
1667 186 +0.5%
1668 187 +0.5%
1669 188 +0.5%
1670 189 +0.5%
1671 190 +0.5%
1672 191 +0.5%
1673 192 +0.5%
1674 193 +0.5%
1675 194 +0.5%
1676 195 +0.5%
1677 196 +0.5%
1678 197 +0.5%
1679 198 +0.5%
1680 199 +0.5%
1681 200 +0.5%
1682 201 +0.5%
1683 202 +0.5%
1684 203 +0.5%
1685 204 +0.5%
1686 205 +0.5%
1687 206 +0.5%
1688 207 +0.5%
1689 208 +0.5%
1690 209 +0.5%
1691 210 +0.5%
1692 211 +0.5%
1693 212 +0.5%
1694 213 +0.5%
1695 214 +0.5%
1696 215 +0.5%
1697 216 +0.5%
1698 217 +0.5%
1699 218 +0.5%
1700 219 +0.5%
1701 220 +0.5%
1702 221 +0.5%
1703 222 +0.5%
1704 223 +0.5%
1705 224 +0.4%
1706 225 +0.4%
1707 226 +0.4%
1708 227 +0.4%
1709 228 +0.4%
1710 229 +0.4%
1711 230 +0.4%
1712 231 +0.4%
1713 232 +0.4%
1714 233 +0.4%
1715 234 +0.4%
1716 235 +0.4%
1717 236 +0.4%
1718 237 +0.4%
1719 238 +0.4%
1720 239 +0.4%
1721 240 +0.4%
1722 241 +0.4%
1723 242 +0.4%
1724 243 +0.4%
1725 244 +0.4%
1726 245 +0.4%
1727 246 +0.4%
1728 247 +0.4%
1729 248 +0.4%
1730 249 +0.4%
1731 250 +0.4%
1732 251 +0.4%
1733 252 +0.4%
1734 253 +0.4%
1735 254 +0.4%
1736 255 +0.4%
1737 256 +0.4%
1738 257 +0.4%
1739 258 +0.4%
1740 259 +0.4%
1741 260 +0.4%
1742 261 +0.4%
1743 262 +0.4%
1744 263 +0.4%
1745 264 +0.4%
1746 265 +0.4%
1747 266 +0.4%
1748 267 +0.4%
1749 268 +0.4%
1750 269 +0.4%
1751 270 +0.4%
1752 271 +0.4%
1753 272 +0.4%
1754 273 +0.4%
1755 274 +0.4%
1756 275 +0.4%
1757 276 +0.4%
1758 277 +0.4%
1759 278 +0.4%
1760 279 +0.4%
1761 280 +0.4%
1762 281 +0.4%
1763 282 +0.4%
1764 283 +0.4%
1765 284 +0.4%
1766 285 +0.4%
1767 286 +0.4%
1768 287 +0.3%
1769 288 +0.3%
1770 289 +0.3%
1771 290 +0.3%
1772 291 +0.3%
1773 292 +0.3%
1774 293 +0.3%
1775 294 +0.3%
1776 295 +0.3%
1777 296 +0.3%
1778 297 +0.3%
1779 298 +0.3%
1780 299 +0.3%
1781 300 +0.3%
1782 301 +0.3%
1783 302 +0.3%
1784 303 +0.3%
1785 304 +0.3%
1786 305 +0.3%
1787 306 +0.3%
1788 307 +0.3%
1789 308 +0.3%
1790 309 +0.3%
1791 310 +0.3%
1792 311 +0.3%
1793 312 +0.3%
1794 313 +0.3%
1795 314 +0.3%
1796 315 +0.3%
1797 316 +0.3%
1798 317 +0.3%
1799 318 +0.3%
1800 319 +0.3%
1801 320 +0.3%
1802 321 +0.3%
1803 322 +0.3%
1804 323 +0.3%
1805 324 +0.3%
1806 325 +0.3%
1807 326 +0.3%
1808 327 +0.3%
1809 328 +0.3%
1810 329 +0.3%
1811 330 +0.3%
1812 331 +0.3%
1813 332 +0.3%
1814 333 +0.3%
1815 334 +0.3%
1816 335 +0.3%
1817 336 +0.3%
1818 337 +0.3%
1819 338 +0.3%
1820 339 +0.3%
1821 340 +0.3%
1822 341 +0.3%
1823 342 +0.3%
1824 342 +0.0%
1825 342 +0.0%
1826 342 +0.0%
1827 342 +0.0%
1828 342 +0.0%
1829 342 +0.0%
1830 342 +0.0%
1831 342 +0.0%
1832 342 +0.0%
1833 342 +0.0%
1834 342 +0.0%
1835 342 +0.0%
1836 342 +0.0%
1837 342 +0.0%
1838 342 +0.0%
1839 342 +0.0%
1840 342 +0.0%
1841 342 +0.0%
1842 342 +0.0%
1843 342 +0.0%
1844 342 +0.0%
1845 342 +0.0%
1846 342 +0.0%
1847 342 +0.0%
1848 342 +0.0%
1849 342 +0.0%
1850 342 +0.0%
1851 342 +0.0%
1852 342 +0.0%
1853 342 +0.0%
1854 342 +0.0%
1855 342 +0.0%
1856 342 +0.0%
1857 342 +0.0%
1858 342 +0.0%
1859 342 +0.0%
1860 342 +0.0%
1861 342 +0.0%
1862 342 +0.0%
1863 342 +0.0%
1864 342 +0.0%
1865 342 +0.0%
1866 342 +0.0%
1867 342 +0.0%
1868 342 +0.0%
1869 342 +0.0%
1870 342 +0.0%
1871 342 +0.0%
1872 342 +0.0%
1873 342 +0.0%
1874 343 +0.3%
1875 344 +0.3%
1876 345 +0.3%
1877 346 +0.3%
1878 347 +0.3%
1879 348 +0.3%
1880 349 +0.3%
1881 350 +0.3%
1882 351 +0.3%
1883 352 +0.3%
1884 353 +0.3%
1885 354 +0.3%
1886 355 +0.3%
1887 356 +0.3%
1888 357 +0.3%
1889 358 +0.3%
1890 359 +0.3%
1891 360 +0.3%
1892 361 +0.3%
1893 362 +0.3%
1894 363 +0.3%
1895 364 +0.3%
1896 365 +0.3%
1897 366 +0.3%
1898 367 +0.3%
1899 368 +0.3%
1900 369 +0.3%
1901 370 +0.3%
1902 371 +0.3%
1903 372 +0.3%
1904 373 +0.3%
1905 374 +0.3%
1906 375 +0.3%
1907 376 +0.3%
1908 377 +0.3%
1909 378 +0.3%
1910 379 +0.3%
1911 380 +0.3%
1912 381 +0.3%
1913 382 +0.3%
1914 383 +0.3%
1915 384 +0.3%
1916 385 +0.3%
1917 386 +0.3%
1918 387 +0.3%
1919 388 +0.3%
1920 389 +0.3%
1921 390 +0.3%
1922 391 +0.3%
1923 392 +0.3%
1924 393 +0.3%
1925 394 +0.3%
1926 395 +0.3%
1927 396 +0.3%
1928 397 +0.3%
1929 398 +0.3%
1930 399 +0.3%
1931 400 +0.3%
1932 401 +0.2%
1933 402 +0.2%
1934 403 +0.2%
1935 404 +0.2%
1936 405 +0.2%
1937 406 +0.2%
1938 407 +0.2%
1939 408 +0.2%
1940 409 +0.2%
1941 410 +0.2%
1942 411 +0.2%
1943 412 +0.2%
1944 413 +0.2%
1945 414 +0.2%
1946 415 +0.2%
1947 416 +0.2%
1948 417 +0.2%
1949 418 +0.2%
1950 419 +0.2%
1951 420 +0.2%
1952 421 +0.2%
1953 422 +0.2%
1954 423 +0.2%
1955 424 +0.2%
1956 425 +0.2%
1957 426 +0.2%
1958 426 +0.0%
1959 426 +0.0%
1960 426 +0.0%
1961 426 +0.0%
1962 426 +0.0%
1963 426 +0.0%
1964 426 +0.0%
1965 426 +0.0%
1966 426 +0.0%
1967 426 +0.0%
1968 426 +0.0%
1969 426 +0.0%
1970 426 +0.0%
1971 426 +0.0%
1972 426 +0.0%
1973 426 +0.0%
1974 426 +0.0%
1975 426 +0.0%
1976 426 +0.0%
1977 426 +0.0%
1978 426 +0.0%
1979 426 +0.0%
1980 426 +0.0%
1981 426 +0.0%
1982 426 +0.0%
1983 426 +0.0%
1984 426 +0.0%
1985 426 +0.0%
1986 426 +0.0%
1987 426 +0.0%
1988 426 +0.0%
1989 426 +0.0%
1990 426 +0.0%
1991 426 +0.0%
1992 426 +0.0%
1993 426 +0.0%
1994 426 +0.0%
1995 426 +0.0%
1996 426 +0.0%
1997 426 +0.0%
1998 426 +0.0%
1999 426 +0.0%
2000 426 +0.0%
2001 426 +0.0%
2002 426 +0.0%
2003 426 +0.0%
2004 426 +0.0%
2005 426 +0.0%
2006 426 +0.0%
2007 426 +0.0%
2008 426 +0.0%
2009 426 +0.0%
2010 426 +0.0%
2011 426 +0.0%
2012 426 +0.0%
2013 426 +0.0%
2014 426 +0.0%
2015 426 +0.0%
2016 426 +0.0%
2017 426 +0.0%
2018 426 +0.0%
2019 426 +0.0%
2020 426 +0.0%
2021 426 +0.0%
2022 426 +0.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 426 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 5.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 426 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 6.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1483 +100.0% 1 2
1484 +50.0% 2 3
1485 +33.3% 3 4
1486 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 3.6 0 8 10
1490s 13.5 9 18 10
1500s 23.5 19 28 10
1510s 33.5 29 38 10
1520s 43.5 39 48 10
1530s 53.5 49 58 10
1540s 63.5 59 68 10
1550s 73.5 69 78 10
1560s 83.5 79 88 10
1570s 93.5 89 98 10
1580s 103.5 99 108 10
1590s 113.5 109 118 10
1600s 123.5 119 128 10
1610s 133.5 129 138 10
1620s 143.5 139 148 10
1630s 153.5 149 158 10
1640s 163.5 159 168 10
1650s 173.5 169 178 10
1660s 183.5 179 188 10
1670s 193.5 189 198 10
1680s 203.5 199 208 10
1690s 213.5 209 218 10
1700s 223.5 219 228 10
1710s 233.5 229 238 10
1720s 243.5 239 248 10
1730s 253.5 249 258 10
1740s 263.5 259 268 10
1750s 273.5 269 278 10
1760s 283.5 279 288 10
1770s 293.5 289 298 10
1780s 303.5 299 308 10
1790s 313.5 309 318 10
1800s 323.5 319 328 10
1810s 333.5 329 338 10
1820s 341.4 339 342 10
1830s 342 342 342 10
1840s 342 342 342 10
1850s 342 342 342 10
1860s 342 342 342 10
1870s 344.1 342 348 10
1880s 353.5 349 358 10
1890s 363.5 359 368 10
1900s 373.5 369 378 10
1910s 383.5 379 388 10
1920s 393.5 389 398 10
1930s 403.5 399 408 10
1940s 413.5 409 418 10
1950s 423.2 419 426 10
1960s 426 426 426 10
1970s 426 426 426 10
1980s 426 426 426 10
1990s 426 426 426 10
2000s 426 426 426 10
2010s 426 426 426 10
2020s 426 426 426 3

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 2 Belize 458 compare
  2. 3 Jamaica 454 compare
  3. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 454 compare
  4. 6 Angola 400 compare
  5. 7 Cuba 389 compare
  6. 8 Guyana 387 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Ghana?
Years colonized in Ghana was 426 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 426 in 1957.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Ghana rank for years colonized?
Ghana ranks 5th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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