LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. English
: 7,848,000
- 2. Songhay Languages
: 110,000
Mother Tongue : English
Literacy Rate (%) : 79.00
Country Capital | : | Accra |
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GDP Per capita | : | 8,263 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 131st/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 66 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 2 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 23,821,346 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 41st/195 |
Area | : | 227,539 |
Area Rank | : | 81st/195 |
Total Population | : | 35,064 |
Total Population Rank | : | 46th/195 |
Ghana Highlights
Ghana is the 46th ranked country in population and 81st ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Ghana is the 5th highest ranked in Songhay Languages out of 195 countries in the world. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Songhay Languages when compared to other countries.
- 2. The average English of 195 countries in the world is 3,175,743. Ghana is the 8th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking English when compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Ghana is the 46th worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of 195 countries in the world. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 2. The average GDP Per Capita (USD) of the countries in the world is 30,070. Ghana is the 65th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country is a developing country.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Ghana is the 73rd worst ranked in Total Military Force . This may indicate that the country is facing lesser threats compared to other countries.
Ghana Metrics
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1127 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1127 | ||
3 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 18 | 1125 | ||
4 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 18 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 126 | 1233 | ||
2 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 132 | 1232 | ||
3 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 109 | 1233 | ||
4 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 109 | 1234 | ||
5 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 90 | 1235 | ||
6 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 91 | 1233 | ||
7 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 81 | 1232 | ||
8 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 81 | 1231 | ||
9 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 69 | 1235 | ||
10 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 73 | 1234 | ||
11 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 65 | 1235 | ||
12 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 62 | 1231 | ||
13 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 62 | 1230 | ||
14 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 60 | 1234 | ||
15 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 58 | 1234 | |||
16 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 52 | 1235 | ||
17 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 52 | 1232 | ||
18 | Cotton Production (% of Total Cotton Production) | Percent | 1 | 49 | 1232 | ||
19 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 49 | 1231 | ||
20 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 36 | 1234 | ||
21 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 34 | 1232 | ||
22 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 36 | 1232 | ||
23 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 35 | 1233 | ||
24 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 35 | 1230 | |||
25 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 34 | 1234 | ||
26 | Soyabean Produced/Total Soyabean Produced % | Weight | 1 | 21 | 1230 | ||
27 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 25 | 1231 | ||
28 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 25 | 1232 | ||
29 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 22 | 1234 | ||
30 | Gold Prod. | Weight | 125 | 11 | 1230 | ||
31 | Gold Produced/Total Gold Produced %. | 4 | 11 | 1232 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Songhay Languages | # People | 49,166 | 5 | 1130 | ||
2 | Songhay Languages as a % of total Songhay Languages speakers | % People | 0 | 6 | 1129 | ||
3 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 8 | 1125 | ||
4 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 9 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Fula | # People | 188,175 | 17 | 1230 | ||
2 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 17 | 1230 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 28 | 1125 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 28 | 1128 | ||
3 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 71 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1233 | ||
2 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 86 | 1231 | ||
3 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 60 | 1230 | ||
4 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 41 | 1234 | ||
5 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 41 | 1231 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 30 | 1126 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 92 | 1126 | ||
3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 39 | 1129 | ||
4 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 53 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 143 | 1230 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 104 | 1235 | ||
3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 68 | 1233 | ||
4 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 77 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 73 | 1230 | ||
6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 63 | 1232 | ||
7 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 53 | 1232 | ||
8 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 49 | 1232 | ||
9 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 33 | 1231 | ||
10 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 42 | 1235 | ||
11 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 38 | 1234 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 35 | 1129 | ||
2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 53 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 83 | 1230 | ||
2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 39 | 1233 | ||
3 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 46 | 1235 | ||
4 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 46 | 1235 | ||
5 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 45 | 1231 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 46 | 1125 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 46 | 1127 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 47 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 141 | 1231 | ||
2 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 132 | 1233 | ||
3 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 127 | 1234 | ||
4 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 127 | 1231 | ||
5 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 125 | 1233 | ||
6 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 120 | 1233 | ||
7 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 112 | 1230 | ||
8 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 64 | 1235 | ||
9 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 51 | 1233 | ||
10 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 46 | 1235 | ||
11 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 46 | 1232 | ||
12 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 44 | 1233 | ||
13 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 38 | 1234 | ||
14 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 31 | 1231 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 51 | 1127 | ||
2 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 74 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 131 | 1234 | ||
2 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 103 | 1235 | |||
3 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 93 | 1231 | |||
4 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 79 | 1235 | ||
5 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 84 | 1233 | ||
6 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 81 | 1233 | |||
7 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 82 | 1231 | ||
8 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 79 | 1234 | ||
9 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 78 | 1231 | |||
10 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 76 | 1233 | |||
11 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 77 | 1235 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 60 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 38 | 1232 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | No. of people HIV infected/Total pop. | # People | 5,202 | 13 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 161 | 1231 | ||
2 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 150 | 1235 | ||
3 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 116 | 1235 | ||
4 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 101 | 1230 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 164 | 1233 | ||
2 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 123 | 1230 | ||
3 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 111 | 1233 | ||
4 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1231 | ||
5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 112 | 1232 | ||
6 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 57 | 1235 | ||
7 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 160 | 43 | 1234 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 158 | 1234 | ||
2 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 146 | 1231 | ||
3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 132 | 1230 | ||
4 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 124 | 1234 | ||
5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 124 | 1235 | ||
6 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 116 | 1231 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 113 | 1230 | ||
8 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 81 | 1233 | ||
9 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 80 | 1233 | ||
10 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 50 | 1232 | ||
11 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 50 | 1234 | ||
12 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 48 | 1232 | ||
13 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 48 | 1231 | ||
14 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 41 | 1230 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 150 | 1233 | ||
2 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 1 | 1235 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 112 | 1233 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 106 | 1230 | ||
5 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 106 | 1231 | ||
6 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 4,946,299 | 105 | 1234 | ||
7 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 32 | 1 | 1231 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 62 | 1231 | ||
9 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 5,059,423 | 60 | 1232 | ||
10 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 60 | 1233 | ||
11 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 48 | 1235 | ||
12 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 47 | 1230 | ||
13 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 88,812 | 44 | 1235 | ||
14 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 43 | 1234 | ||
15 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 41 | 1234 | ||
16 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 39 | 1235 | ||
17 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,858,694 | 37 | 1231 | ||
18 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 35 | 1234 | ||
19 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 34 | 1232 | ||
20 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 32 | 1232 |
Ghana Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Fula | 0.02 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Ghana
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Accra | 2,069,908 |
2 | Ashaiman | 247,963 |
3 | Koforidua | 158,774 |
4 | Kumasi | 2,246,209 |
5 | Madina | 145,273 |
6 | Obuasi | 218,883 |
7 | Tamale | 289,896 |
8 | Tema | 379,994 |
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