Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:59 PM

SERIAL · 288Africa

Ghana

CapitalAccra

CurrencyGHS · Ghana cedi

LanguageEnglish

Area238,539 km²

Since1957

ISOGHA · GH

Population

35.1Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Africa

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning various ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With over 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is ranked the thirteenth-most populous country in Africa, and the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and most populous city is Accra.

Text: Wikipedia — GhanaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-24

— FACTS —

Capital: Accra
Currency: Ghana cedi (GHS)
Official language: English
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +233
Licence plate code: GH
Top-level domain: .gh
Independence / founding: 1957
Highest point: Mount Afadja (2,904 m)
Lowest point: Gulf of Guinea (0 m)
Anthem: God Bless Our Homeland Ghana

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

35.2%% of land area

#88 of 2132023

111% of world average

Forest area

80,074km²

#58 of 2132023

42% of world average

Agricultural land

55.4%% of land area

#48 of 2092023

149% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

20.7%% of land area

#53 of 2062023

149% of world average

Land area

238,539km²

#81 of 2152023

36% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

35.1Mpeople

#47 of 2162025

92% of world average

Population growth

1.8%% per year

#58 of 2162025

186% of world average

Population density

148people per km²

#76 of 2152023

33% of world average

People living in cities

58.9%% of population

#132 of 2162025

93% of world average

Urban population growth

2.8%% per year

#51 of 2162025

182% of world average

People living rurally

41.1%% of population

#85 of 2162025

112% of world average

Population aged 0-14

35.4%% of population

#51 of 2162025

141% of world average

Population aged 15-64

60.8%% of population

#159 of 2162025

95% of world average

Population aged 65+

3.8%% of population

#171 of 2162025

35% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

64.5%% of working-age population

#58 of 2162025

112% of world average

Female population

50.1%% of population

#138 of 2162025

100% of world average

Births per woman

3births per woman

#46 of 2162024

142% of world average

Birth rate

25.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#46 of 2162024

150% of world average

Death rate

7.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#118 of 2162024

91% of world average

Net migration

-17,079people (5-year total)

#169 of 2162025

-15511% of world average

Migrants living in the country

1.5%% of population

#164 of 2152024

11% of world average

— MONEY —

39 of 39 figures unavailable for Ghana.

— TRADE —

Terms of trade

149index

#7 of 2062024

141% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Ghana.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

65.7 yrsyears

#188 of 2162024

89% of world average

Life expectancy, women

68.2 yrsyears

#186 of 2162024

89% of world average

Life expectancy, men

63.3 yrsyears

#187 of 2162024

89% of world average

Infant deaths

27.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#145 of 1962024

148% of world average

Deaths under age 5

35.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#146 of 1962024

148% of world average

Maternal deaths

234per 100,000 live births

#163 of 1942023

201% of world average

Health spending

2.9%% of GDP

#178 of 1932023

43% of world average

Health spending per person

$70current US$

#162 of 1932023

5% of world average

Physicians

0.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#148 of 1872023

13% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

4.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#92 of 1962023

87% of world average

Hospital beds

0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank2015

23% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

89.9%% of population

#155 of 2142024

99% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

31.6%% of population

#196 of 2132024

39% of world average

Suicide rate

5per 100,000 people

#69 of 1852021

62% of world average

Adults who smoke

3.3%% of adults

#2 of 1662024

17% of world average

HIV prevalence

1.5%% aged 15-49

#127 of 1532024

109% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

126per 100,000 people

#153 of 2082024

127% of world average

Undernourishment

6.3%% of population

#92 of 1682023

62% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

90.0%% of children 12-23 months

#95 of 1932024

105% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

2.9%% of GDP

#147 of 1902022

67% of world average

Education spending

13.2%% of government spending

#88 of 1892022

97% of world average

Adult literacy

76.5%% aged 15+

#85 of 1192021

91% of world average

Youth literacy

91.5%% aged 15-24

#89 of 1262021

100% of world average

Primary school enrolment

101.0%% gross

#92 of 2002024

100% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

75.7%% gross

#142 of 1882024

87% of world average

University enrolment

21.3%% gross

#126 of 1672024

43% of world average

Primary school completion

97.5%% of relevant age group

#61 of 1802024

109% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

27pupils per teacher

#122 of 1602019

122% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

11.0 yrsyears

#66 of 1972025

110% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

3.0%% of labour force

#40 of 1862025

43% of world average

Youth unemployment

5.8%% of labour force aged 15-24

#32 of 1862025

37% of world average

Labour force participation

58.5%% aged 15+

#115 of 1862025

97% of world average

Women in the labour force

55.3%% of women aged 15+

#79 of 1862025

108% of world average

Men in the labour force

61.8%% of men aged 15+

#156 of 1862025

89% of world average

Labour force

13.3Mpeople

#46 of 1862025

65% of world average

Working in agriculture

34.6%% of employment

#48 of 1862025

157% of world average

Working in industry

18.3%% of employment

#104 of 1862025

93% of world average

Working in services

47.2%% of employment

#139 of 1862025

81% of world average

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Self-employed

67.5%% of employment

#37 of 1862025

174% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

61.1%% of labour force

#158 of 1712024

80% of world average

Employed

56.8%% aged 15+

#97 of 1862025

100% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

72.2%% of population

#130 of 2072024

101% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

114per 100 people

#109 of 2102024

98% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

1per 100 people

#176 of 2082024

4% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

1per 100 people

#173 of 2132024

5% of world average

Access to electricity

91.9%% of population

#157 of 2142024

104% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

32.8%% of population

#146 of 1892023

47% of world average

Electricity used per person

565kWh per person

#121 of 1492023

13% of world average

Energy used per person

369kg oil equivalent per person

#137 of 1492023

16% of world average

Air passengers carried

440,680passengers

#116 of 1652023

2% of world average

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Air freight

0million tonne-km

#156 of 1632019

0% of world average

Rail network

953route-km

not enough data to rank2006

9% of world average

Rail passengers

85million passenger-km

not enough data to rank2006

0% of world average

Container port traffic

1.7MTEU

#55 of 1672024

31% of world average

Research and development spending

0.4%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

39% of world average

Patent applications by residents

12count

#104 of 1422020

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

3,270count

#67 of 1972023

20% of world average

Tourists arriving

897,000count

not enough data to rank2015

18% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$191.0Mcurrent US$

#128 of 1752020

5% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1tonnes per person

#51 of 2032024

16% of world average

Carbon emissions

24Mt CO2

#123 of 2032024

13% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

48Mt CO2-equivalent

#124 of 2032024

19% of world average

Protected land

15.3%% of land area

#124 of 2132025

81% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.0%% of territorial waters

#159 of 1742025

0% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

4.8%% of internal resources

#71 of 1772022

4% of world average

Renewable water available per person

914m³ per person

#132 of 1832022

6% of world average

Renewable energy use

39.0%% of final energy consumption

#63 of 2122021

134% of world average

Electricity from renewables

34.9%% of total

#85 of 2062021

101% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

63.9%% of total

#101 of 2092022

108% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#93 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-22.4%% of energy use

#108 of 1432022

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— STATE —

Military spending

0.4%% of GDP

#150 of 1562024

17% of world average

Military spending

$268.7Mcurrent US$

#118 of 1602024

2% of world average

Military spending

1.8%% of government spending

#144 of 1532024

24% of world average

Armed forces personnel

16,000people

#113 of 1702020

10% of world average

Armed forces

0.1%% of labour force

#157 of 1682020

10% of world average

Tax revenue

12.4%% of GDP

#109 of 1492023

74% of world average

Homicides

2per 100,000 people

#68 of 1582022

23% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Ghana.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

God Bless Our Homeland GhanaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Accra · approx. UTC+0

Neighbours

Burkina Faso

Ivory Coast

Togo

Landmarks

Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Asante Traditional BuildingsImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Kofi Annan7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

Kwame NkrumahGhanaian politician (1909–1972)

Stevie WonderAmerican and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)

Mario BalotelliItalian association football player

John MahamaPresident of the Republic of Ghana

Nana Akufo-AddoPresident of Ghana from 2017 to 2025

John Evans Atta Millssixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012)

W. E. B. Du BoisAmerican sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

Memphis DepayDutch association football player (born 1994)

Michael EssienGhanaian footballer (born 1982)

John Kufuorfifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer

History

1957Ghana — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population35.1M2025

GDP$114.21B2025

GDP per person$3,2572025