Country profile
Ghana
Ghana ranks #47 of 215 for population, #166 of 209 for gdp per capita, #188 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
34M
people · 2024
Rank #47 of 215
Life expectancy
65.7
years · 2024
Rank #188 of 216
Poverty headcount
39%
% of population · 2016
Rank #30 of 186
Under-5 mortality
35.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #71 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
57.2%
% net enrollment · 2019
Rank #164 of 232
Tobacco use
3.4%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #162 of 163
Calorie supply
3,125
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #67 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
897,000
arrivals · 2015
Rank #103 of 203
GDP per capita
$2,391
current US$ · 2024
Rank #166 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
22.8
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #17 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
469
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #17 of 210
Forest area
35.2%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #101 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
54.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #12 of 248
Protected areas
7.9%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #166 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.61
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #169 of 210
Fertilizer use
18.4
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #138 of 194
Pesticide use
1.31
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #112 of 193
Cereal yield
2.63
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #102 of 182
Digital
Internet users
72.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #130 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.66
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #223 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
114
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #129 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
89.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #160 of 215
Renewable electricity output
34.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #101 of 257
Energy use per person
3,075
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #160 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.71
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #49 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Ghana; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield