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Ghana

Ghana / GH

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Ghana in numbers.

Area238,539 kmยฒWorld # 81 โ†’Population35.1MWorld # 47 โ†’Population density147 people/kmยฒWorld # 75 โ†’Life expectancy65.7 yearsWorld # 187 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,257World # 155 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Ghana across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area238,539 kmยฒWorld # 81 / 2023 โ†’Population35.1MWorld # 47 / 2025 โ†’Population density147 people/kmยฒWorld # 75 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,957World # 98 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.8%World # 58 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.3World # 46 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate25.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 46 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 118 / 2024 โ†’Median age20.9 yearsWorld # 187 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.8%World # 170 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1435.4%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Urban population58.9%World # 132 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-17.1KWorld # 169 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 119 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.5%World # 162 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy65.7 yearsWorld # 187 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy57.9 yearsWorld # 139 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 153 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate3.3%World # 165 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,257World # 155 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 114.2BWorld # 70 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 8,610World # 147 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6%World # 35 / 2025 โ†’Inflation14.2%World # 15 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3%World # 147 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment5.8%World # 155 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,656 hours/yearWorld # 95 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)43.5World # 25 / 2016 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.9%World # 147 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people87.5 per million peopleWorld # 111 / 2015 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 79 / 2010 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.3 per million peopleWorld # 133 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,125 kcal/dayWorld # 69 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person17.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 158 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.7M tWorld # 31 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production736 tWorld # 56 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area35.2%World # 88 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person565 kWh/personWorld # 121 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.6 tWorld # 172 / 2024 โ†’Internet use72.2%World # 129 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions113.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 109 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 110 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate25.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 46 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 152 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament14.5%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals897KWorld # 103 / 2015 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 191MWorld # 133 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 71.3%Main languageAkanMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal4,046 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightAkanLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyGhana CediGHSDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsGhana Empire