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Ghana

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Lower middle incomeGHA

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🌍Population
2024

34.4M

47th of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2025

$3,257

134th of 186 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

65.7 yrs

189th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.7 t

153rd of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

3.0%

143rd of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2025

14.2%

10th of 169 countries

⚖️Inequality
2016

32.2%

18th of 83 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2025

0.5%

140th of 150 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$70

160th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2024

72.2%

117th of 182 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

91.9%

158th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.602

145th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2016

39.0%

6th of 83 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

3.34

46th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

58.4%

134th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

28.1 µg/m³

53rd of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2015

897,000

130th of 194 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

35.9 / 1k

51st of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2021

76.5%

31st of 44 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

30.9%

111th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

3.8%

172nd of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2025

1.7%

110th of 184 countries

🚢Trade
2024

69.0%

107th of 173 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

0.8%

165th of 208 countries

🎒Education
2022

2.9%

122nd of 164 countries

💸Remittances
2025

2.1%

64th of 131 countries

📱Mobile
2024

113.6

91st of 151 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

36.7%

151st of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2022

1.8 / 100k

55th of 105 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2025

14.5%

146th of 184 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

48 Mt

80th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

51.4

97th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Ghana

  • ›In 2025, Ghana ranks 10th out of 169 countries in inflation rate (14.2%) — placing it in the top 6% globally.
  • ›Ghana records 0.5% in military spending (2025), ranking 140th out of 150 countries — in the bottom 7% globally.
  • ›In 2016, Ghana ranks 6th out of 83 countries in poverty rate (39.0%) — placing it in the top 7% globally.
  • ›Ghana records 65.7 yrs in life expectancy (2024), ranking 189th out of 217 countries — in the bottom 13% globally.
  • ›Ghana's healthcare spending per capita is $70 (2023), ranking 160th out of 191 countries — below the global average.

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