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Ghana

Republic of Ghana

Capital
Accra
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
35.1M (2025)
Area
238,533 km²
Currency
Ghanaian cedi (GHS)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago89 % coverage · 224 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
47th of 218 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP
70th of 187 · 6th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP per capita
135th of 187 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP growth
32nd of 187 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inflation
165th of 177 · 37th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Unemployment
41st of 185 · 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Life expectancy
189th of 217 · 22nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Median age
168th of 216 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gross debt / GDP
130th of 179 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa
CO₂ per capita
46th of 212 · 33rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Renewable electricity
82nd of 193 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet users
117th of 182 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa

What changed in Ghana

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

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Countries similar to Ghana

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

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Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

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Borders: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo

Languages: English

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Ghana by topic

19 topics · 258 indicators with data.