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Ghana

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Accra255,447 observations

Population

35.06M

world rank #47 / 217

GDP

114.21B

world rank #69 / 186

GDP / capita

7,357.8

world rank #135 / 185

Life expectancy

65.7

world rank #189 / 217

Governance

608 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile43.9#96 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile52.5#98 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile66.1#101 Rule of Law0-100 percentile57.9#95

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Economy

2,706 indicators

GDPcurrent US$114.21B#69 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $7,357.8#135 GDP growth%6%#31 Inflation%14.2%#156

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Trade

131 indicators

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Health

4,225 indicators

Life expectancyyears65.7#189 Infant mortalityper 1k births27.5#102 Maternal mortalityper 100k234#87 Health spending% GDP2.9%#177

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Education

3,925 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross75.7%#91 Education spending% GDP2.9%#122 Adult literacy%76.5%#31 Primary enrollment% gross101%#57

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Demography

1,420 indicators

Populationpeople35.06M#47 Population growth%1.8%#58 Urban population%58.9%#121 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.3#46

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Climate

284 indicators

Electricity access% pop91.9%#27 Renewable energy share%39%#59 Forest area% land35.2%#88 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita565#121

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Energy

225 indicators

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Environment

377 indicators

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Agriculture

308 indicators

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Technology

613 indicators

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Society

2,349 indicators

Gini indexindex43.5#57 Extreme poverty% pop39%#46 Internet users% pop72.2%#115 Homicide rateper 100k1.8#51

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Risk

406 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths104#14 INFORM risk score0-104.6#35 Hazard & exposure0-104.6#40 Vulnerability0-104.3#32

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Other

1 indicator

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