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Bahamas vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 162nd vs. 81st).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Ghana
Population
404321
35572974
Population rank 173/197 47/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Bahamas and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Ghana
Year GDP
Bahamas Ghana
1960 $169,736,027 $1,217,230,095
1961 $190,022,030 $1,302,674,325
1962 $212,170,034 $1,382,515,654
1963 $237,650,038 $1,540,797,589
1964 $266,560,043 $1,731,296,200
1965 $300,272,048 $2,053,462,968
1966 $346,800,000 $2,126,300,672
1967 $398,000,000 $1,747,187,645
1968 $453,800,000 $1,666,909,518
1969 $538,700,000 $1,962,050,556
1970 $539,500,000 $2,215,028,588
1971 $573,400,000 $2,417,108,578
1972 $590,900,000 $2,112,293,280
1973 $670,900,000 $3,006,766,758
1974 $632,400,000 $2,894,409,938
1975 $596,200,000 $2,810,106,383
1976 $642,100,000 $2,765,254,237
1977 $713,000,000 $3,189,428,571
1978 $832,400,000 $3,662,478,185
1979 $1,139,800,100 $4,020,227,920
1980 $1,335,300,000 $4,445,228,216
1981 $1,426,500,000 $4,222,441,860
1982 $1,578,300,000 $4,035,994,398
1983 $1,732,800,000 $4,057,275,132
1984 $2,041,100,000 $4,412,279,843
1985 $2,320,699,900 $4,504,306,723
1986 $2,472,500,000 $5,735,677,434
1987 $2,713,999,900 $5,074,829,932
1988 $2,817,900,000 $5,197,765,032
1989 $3,062,000,000 $5,251,858,440
1990 $3,166,000,000 $5,889,106,573
1991 $3,111,160,000 $6,603,185,268
1992 $3,109,000,000 $6,416,103,926
1993 $3,092,000,000 $5,968,922,939
1994 $3,259,000,000 $5,446,383,727
1995 $3,429,000,000 $6,464,382,808
1996 $3,609,000,000 $6,932,991,739
1997 $6,332,360,000 $6,891,443,192
1998 $6,833,220,000 $7,482,069,162
1999 $7,683,870,000 $7,718,109,982
2000 $8,076,470,000 $4,982,850,662
2001 $8,317,830,000 $5,314,872,854
2002 $8,881,160,000 $6,166,197,848
2003 $8,870,090,000 $7,632,723,556
2004 $9,055,290,000 $8,881,417,907
2005 $9,836,200,000 $10,744,568,381
2006 $10,167,250,000 $20,885,037,597
2007 $10,618,340,000 $24,827,339,138
2008 $10,526,000,000 $28,679,383,241
2009 $9,981,960,000 $26,048,720,006
2010 $10,095,760,000 $32,197,655,567
2011 $10,070,450,000 $39,336,668,081
2012 $10,720,400,000 $41,271,701,061
2013 $10,475,300,000 $62,845,721,960
2014 $11,139,100,000 $54,678,533,806
2015 $11,837,600,000 $49,436,806,230
2016 $11,880,900,000 $56,144,179,398
2017 $12,446,900,000 $60,385,409,435
2018 $12,819,200,000 $67,259,353,966
2019 $13,277,000,000 $68,352,629,246
2020 $10,363,200,000 $70,008,243,860
2021 $12,037,000,000 $79,514,204,730
2022 $13,896,800,000 $73,919,003,210
2023 $15,271,300,000 $80,547,146,878
2024 $15,832,800,000 $82,825,288,889

Bahamas and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Ghana
1960 $1,459 $174.9
1961 $1,555 $181.9
1962 $1,651 $188.4
1963 $1,759 $205
1964 $1,883 $225
1965 $2,030 $260.5
1966 $2,239 $263.3
1967 $2,453 $211.2
1968 $2,668 $196.7
1969 $3,027 $225.8
1970 $2,916 $248.2
1971 $3,004 $263.4
1972 $3,014 $223.8
1973 $3,341 $310
1974 $3,080 $289.4
1975 $2,841 $273
1976 $2,993 $261
1977 $3,253 $292.3
1978 $3,720 $326
1979 $4,994 $347
1980 $5,743 $372
1981 $6,029 $344
1982 $6,559 $319
1983 $7,081 $311
1984 $8,202 $330
1985 $9,167 $330
1986 $9,601 $411
1987 $10,361 $355
1988 $10,576 $355
1989 $11,291 $350
1990 $11,473 $383
1991 $11,082 $418
1992 $10,873 $396
1993 $10,613 $360
1994 $10,991 $321
1995 $11,375 $372
1996 $11,784 $389
1997 $20,368 $378
1998 $21,667 $400
1999 $24,041 $403
2000 $24,940 $253.7
2001 $25,372 $263.5
2002 $26,782 $297.5
2003 $26,429 $358
2004 $26,650 $406
2005 $28,602 $479
2006 $29,185 $906
2007 $30,052 $1,050
2008 $29,392 $1,183
2009 $27,513 $1,048
2010 $27,473 $1,264
2011 $27,091 $1,507
2012 $28,552 $1,544
2013 $27,643 $2,295
2014 $29,137 $1,950
2015 $30,719 $1,723
2016 $30,617 $1,912
2017 $31,875 $2,012
2018 $32,642 $2,195
2019 $33,640 $2,187
2020 $26,179 $2,195
2021 $30,368 $2,445
2022 $34,957 $2,230
2023 $38,232 $2,384
2024 $39,455 $2,406

Bahamas vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Ghana
1950 58.9 43.1
1951 59.2 43.6
1952 59.6 44
1953 60 44.5
1954 60.3 45
1955 60.7 45.4
1956 61 45.7
1957 61.4 46.1
1958 61.7 46.4
1959 62.1 46.7
1960 62.5 46.9
1961 62.8 47.1
1962 63.2 47.3
1963 63.5 47.5
1964 63.9 47.6
1965 64.3 47.7
1966 64.6 47.7
1967 65 47.7
1968 65.4 47.8
1969 65.8 47.9
1970 66.2 47.9
1971 66.5 47.9
1972 66.8 48.3
1973 67.1 48.6
1974 67.6 48.9
1975 68.1 49.3
1976 68.5 49.7
1977 68.8 50.1
1978 68.9 50.5
1979 69 50.8
1980 69.1 51.1
1981 69.4 51.3
1982 69.7 51.4
1983 70 51.8
1984 70.2 52.2
1985 70.3 52.7
1986 70.3 53.3
1987 70.4 53.8
1988 70.5 54.4
1989 70.7 54.9
1990 70.9 55.4
1991 71.2 55.7
1992 71.3 56.1
1993 71.4 56.3
1994 71.4 56.2
1995 71.4 56.7
1996 71.5 57
1997 71.6 57.2
1998 71.8 57.5
1999 72.1 57.8
2000 72.5 58.1
2001 72.8 58.4
2002 73 58.7
2003 73.2 59
2004 73.2 59.3
2005 73.4 59.6
2006 73.5 60
2007 73.5 60.3
2008 73.4 60.6
2009 73.5 60.9
2010 73.4 61.3
2011 73.6 61.6
2012 73.7 62
2013 73.9 62.4
2014 74 62.8
2015 73.8 63.2
2016 74 63.5
2017 74 63.8
2018 74.1 64.1
2019 71.4 64.5
2020 73 64.3
2021 70.8 64.3
2022 74.5 65.2
2023 74.6 65.5
2024 74.7 65.7
2025 74.9 65.9

Bahamas and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Ghana
Year Population
Bahamas Ghana
1960 116,317 6,961,215
1961 122,197 7,162,667
1962 128,493 7,337,375
1963 135,087 7,514,714
1964 141,528 7,695,739
1965 147,952 7,882,606
1966 154,874 8,074,521
1967 162,267 8,271,913
1968 170,089 8,475,729
1969 177,981 8,690,383
1970 184,982 8,925,813
1971 190,857 9,176,264
1972 196,055 9,438,187
1973 200,791 9,714,617
1974 205,342 10,000,523
1975 209,886 10,294,308
1976 214,501 10,594,913
1977 219,157 10,911,871
1978 223,761 11,248,450
1979 228,230 11,597,255
1980 232,526 11,941,448
1981 236,614 12,281,712
1982 240,614 12,643,819
1983 244,698 13,029,836
1984 248,863 13,370,590
1985 253,154 13,661,229
1986 257,536 13,965,217
1987 261,935 14,289,108
1988 266,448 14,636,568
1989 271,178 15,006,813
1990 275,945 15,394,648
1991 280,731 15,787,496
1992 285,927 16,184,855
1993 291,339 16,589,519
1994 296,509 16,993,190
1995 301,461 17,399,017
1996 306,268 17,810,181
1997 310,904 18,238,958
1998 315,368 18,688,036
1999 319,614 19,149,864
2000 323,835 19,637,087
2001 327,836 20,167,069
2002 331,614 20,729,388
2003 335,618 21,296,705
2004 339,782 21,868,298
2005 343,894 22,449,438
2006 348,375 23,040,702
2007 353,334 23,642,279
2008 358,120 24,249,946
2009 362,810 24,862,664
2010 367,478 25,474,995
2011 371,729 26,095,088
2012 375,469 26,734,268
2013 378,953 27,386,193
2014 382,298 28,041,592
2015 385,346 28,696,068
2016 388,055 29,356,742
2017 390,485 30,008,354
2018 392,717 30,637,585
2019 394,675 31,258,945
2020 395,863 31,887,809
2021 396,373 32,518,665
2022 397,538 33,149,152
2023 399,440 33,787,914
2024 401,283 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Ghana

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Ghana
1960 5.09 6.89
1961 5.16 6.91
1962 5.13 6.94
1963 5.06 6.94
1964 4.97 6.9
1965 4.88 6.88
1966 4.79 6.86
1967 4.69 6.89
1968 4.56 6.89
1969 4.38 6.95
1970 4.21 6.95
1971 4.06 6.95
1972 3.89 6.92
1973 3.73 6.87
1974 3.57 6.82
1975 3.42 6.76
1976 3.3 6.7
1977 3.17 6.64
1978 3.05 6.56
1979 2.94 6.51
1980 2.84 6.47
1981 2.77 6.42
1982 2.71 6.31
1983 2.65 6.23
1984 2.59 6.15
1985 2.55 6.12
1986 2.53 6.08
1987 2.52 6.02
1988 2.52 5.92
1989 2.52 5.82
1990 2.52 5.74
1991 2.51 5.63
1992 2.71 5.52
1993 2.61 5.41
1994 2.47 5.25
1995 2.42 5.11
1996 2.35 4.96
1997 2.29 4.88
1998 2.23 4.83
1999 2.13 4.82
2000 2.06 4.83
2001 2.02 4.77
2002 1.98 4.69
2003 1.97 4.6
2004 1.98 4.5
2005 2.01 4.5
2006 2.02 4.4
2007 2.04 4.29
2008 2 4.22
2009 2.01 4.18
2010 1.84 4.18
2011 1.79 4.18
2012 1.76 4.15
2013 1.74 4.11
2014 1.69 4.03
2015 1.57 3.98
2016 1.5 3.87
2017 1.42 3.72
2018 1.4 3.65
2019 1.4 3.59
2020 1.39 3.54
2021 1.38 3.49
2022 1.38 3.43
2023 1.37 3.4

Bahamas and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Ghana
1960 19.5 17.7
1961 19.6 17.4
1962 19.6 17.2
1963 19.7 16.9
1964 19.8 16.7
1965 19.9 16.5
1966 20.1 16.4
1967 20.2 16.2
1968 20.3 16.1
1969 20.5 16
1970 20.6 15.9
1971 20.6 15.9
1972 20.7 15.8
1973 20.7 15.8
1974 20.8 15.8
1975 20.9 15.9
1976 21.1 16
1977 21.3 16.2
1978 21.6 16.4
1979 21.8 16.5
1980 22.1 16.7
1981 22.4 16.7
1982 22.7 16.9
1983 23 17
1984 23.4 17.1
1985 23.7 17.1
1986 24 17.1
1987 24.3 17.1
1988 24.7 17.1
1989 25 17.1
1990 25.4 17.2
1991 25.7 17.2
1992 26 17.3
1993 26.3 17.4
1994 26.6 17.5
1995 26.9 17.6
1996 27.2 17.7
1997 27.5 17.9
1998 27.9 18.1
1999 28.2 18.3
2000 28.5 18.4
2001 28.9 18.6
2002 29.3 18.8
2003 29.6 19
2004 30 19.1
2005 30.3 19.3
2006 30.6 19.5
2007 30.8 19.7
2008 31 19.9
2009 31.3 20
2010 31.5 20.2
2011 31.8 20.3
2012 32.1 20.5
2013 32.4 20.6
2014 32.6 20.7
2015 33 20.8
2016 33.3 20.9
2017 33.6 21
2018 33.9 21.2
2019 34.3 21.3
2020 34.6 21.5
2021 34.9 21.7
2022 35.2 21.8
2023 35.6 22
2024 36 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
0.87%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.2%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Bahamas Ghana
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
76.5%
2021
English speaking
87.1%
2023
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Bahamas Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Ghana
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
68,049 mi
2009

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