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Ghana vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 81st vs. 77th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Guinea
Population
35572974
15374667
Population rank 47/197 75/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Ghana and Guinea: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Guinea economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Guinea
Year GDP
Ghana Guinea
1960 $1,217,230,095 -
1961 $1,302,674,325 -
1962 $1,382,515,654 -
1963 $1,540,797,589 -
1964 $1,731,296,200 -
1965 $2,053,462,968 -
1966 $2,126,300,672 -
1967 $1,747,187,645 -
1968 $1,666,909,518 -
1969 $1,962,050,556 -
1970 $2,215,028,588 $3,220,224,608
1971 $2,417,108,578 $3,594,302,908
1972 $2,112,293,280 $4,203,069,035
1973 $3,006,766,758 $5,152,080,388
1974 $2,894,409,938 $5,691,417,541
1975 $2,810,106,383 $6,102,769,605
1976 $2,765,254,237 $6,762,781,871
1977 $3,189,428,571 $6,914,381,291
1978 $3,662,478,185 $8,087,305,999
1979 $4,020,227,920 $8,877,094,497
1980 $4,445,228,216 $9,746,524,915
1981 $4,222,441,860 $9,646,440,667
1982 $4,035,994,398 $11,926,032,493
1983 $4,057,275,132 $15,129,893,722
1984 $4,412,279,843 $18,421,497,251
1985 $4,504,306,723 $22,787,644,566
1986 $5,735,677,434 $2,909,130,355
1987 $5,074,829,932 $2,976,714,019
1988 $5,197,765,032 $3,476,480,303
1989 $5,251,858,440 $3,546,079,263
1990 $5,889,106,573 $3,888,320,666
1991 $6,603,185,268 $4,396,178,694
1992 $6,416,103,926 $4,789,220,417
1993 $5,968,922,939 $4,781,166,117
1994 $5,446,383,727 $4,932,800,407
1995 $6,464,382,808 $5,385,704,166
1996 $6,932,991,739 $5,641,243,100
1997 $6,891,443,192 $5,516,916,163
1998 $7,482,069,162 $5,232,118,046
1999 $7,718,109,982 $5,046,806,783
2000 $4,982,850,662 $4,367,458,867
2001 $5,314,872,854 $4,125,527,603
2002 $6,166,197,848 $4,301,608,753
2003 $7,632,723,556 $5,025,167,975
2004 $8,881,417,907 $5,300,767,961
2005 $10,744,568,381 $4,282,468,637
2006 $20,885,037,597 $4,220,019,845
2007 $24,827,339,138 $6,281,918,226
2008 $28,679,383,241 $6,964,179,983
2009 $26,048,720,006 $6,716,905,340
2010 $32,197,655,567 $6,853,467,146
2011 $39,336,668,081 $6,785,137,203
2012 $41,271,701,061 $7,638,044,557
2013 $62,845,721,960 $8,376,613,539
2014 $54,678,533,806 $8,778,473,373
2015 $49,436,806,230 $8,794,201,743
2016 $56,144,179,398 $8,595,955,222
2017 $60,385,409,435 $10,324,668,271
2018 $67,259,353,966 $11,857,030,367
2019 $68,352,629,246 $13,442,861,496
2020 $70,008,243,860 $14,088,693,743
2021 $79,514,204,730 $17,069,115,738
2022 $73,919,003,210 $19,910,452,542
2023 $80,547,146,878 $22,407,615,556
2024 $82,825,288,889 $25,334,307,879

Ghana and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Guinea
1960 $174.9 -
1961 $181.9 -
1962 $188.4 -
1963 $205 -
1964 $225 -
1965 $260.5 -
1966 $263.3 -
1967 $211.2 -
1968 $196.7 -
1969 $225.8 -
1970 $248.2 $753
1971 $263.4 $825
1972 $223.8 $948
1973 $310 $1,143
1974 $289.4 $1,243
1975 $273 $1,311
1976 $261 $1,431
1977 $292.3 $1,440
1978 $326 $1,658
1979 $347 $1,790
1980 $372 $1,931
1981 $344 $1,876
1982 $319 $2,273
1983 $311 $2,823
1984 $330 $3,362
1985 $330 $4,062
1986 $411 $506
1987 $355 $505
1988 $355 $574
1989 $350 $570
1990 $383 $604
1991 $418 $656
1992 $396 $693
1993 $360 $671
1994 $321 $672
1995 $372 $713
1996 $389 $726
1997 $378 $696
1998 $400 $647
1999 $403 $611
2000 $253.7 $518
2001 $263.5 $483
2002 $297.5 $496
2003 $358 $566
2004 $406 $585
2005 $479 $463
2006 $906 $447
2007 $1,050 $650
2008 $1,183 $704
2009 $1,048 $662
2010 $1,264 $659
2011 $1,507 $637
2012 $1,544 $699
2013 $2,295 $748
2014 $1,950 $765
2015 $1,723 $747
2016 $1,912 $712
2017 $2,012 $834
2018 $2,195 $933
2019 $2,187 $1,031
2020 $2,195 $1,054
2021 $2,445 $1,245
2022 $2,230 $1,417
2023 $2,384 $1,555
2024 $2,406 $1,717

Ghana vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Guinea
1950 43.1 35.6
1951 43.6 35.6
1952 44 35.7
1953 44.5 35.8
1954 45 35.9
1955 45.4 36
1956 45.7 36.1
1957 46.1 36.2
1958 46.4 36.4
1959 46.7 36.5
1960 46.9 36.6
1961 47.1 36.8
1962 47.3 37
1963 47.5 37.2
1964 47.6 37.4
1965 47.7 37.7
1966 47.7 38
1967 47.7 38.2
1968 47.8 38.5
1969 47.9 38.8
1970 47.9 39.1
1971 47.9 39.4
1972 48.3 39.7
1973 48.6 39.9
1974 48.9 40.2
1975 49.3 40.6
1976 49.7 41
1977 50.1 41.4
1978 50.5 41.9
1979 50.8 42.3
1980 51.1 42.8
1981 51.3 43.3
1982 51.4 43.9
1983 51.8 44.2
1984 52.2 44.9
1985 52.7 45.3
1986 53.3 45.7
1987 53.8 46.1
1988 54.4 46.5
1989 54.9 46.9
1990 55.4 47.3
1991 55.7 47.8
1992 56.1 48.3
1993 56.3 48.8
1994 56.2 49.2
1995 56.7 49.8
1996 57 50.5
1997 57.2 51.1
1998 57.5 51.6
1999 57.8 52
2000 58.1 52.4
2001 58.4 52.7
2002 58.7 53.2
2003 59 53.6
2004 59.3 54
2005 59.6 54.4
2006 60 54.9
2007 60.3 55.2
2008 60.6 55.7
2009 60.9 56.1
2010 61.3 56.4
2011 61.6 56.8
2012 62 57.1
2013 62.4 57.5
2014 62.8 57.6
2015 63.2 57.9
2016 63.5 58.5
2017 63.8 58.7
2018 64.1 59
2019 64.5 59.4
2020 64.3 59.3
2021 64.3 59.4
2022 65.2 60.4
2023 65.5 60.7
2024 65.7 60.9
2025 65.9 61.1

Ghana and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Guinea
Year Population
Ghana Guinea
1960 6,961,215 3,556,749
1961 7,162,667 3,619,551
1962 7,337,375 3,684,273
1963 7,514,714 3,750,954
1964 7,695,739 3,819,722
1965 7,882,606 3,890,716
1966 8,074,521 3,964,155
1967 8,271,913 4,040,153
1968 8,475,729 4,118,550
1969 8,690,383 4,198,300
1970 8,925,813 4,277,535
1971 9,176,264 4,355,200
1972 9,438,187 4,431,292
1973 9,714,617 4,506,324
1974 10,000,523 4,580,510
1975 10,294,308 4,653,876
1976 10,594,913 4,727,022
1977 10,911,871 4,801,128
1978 11,248,450 4,877,854
1979 11,597,255 4,959,283
1980 11,941,448 5,047,419
1981 12,281,712 5,143,288
1982 12,643,819 5,247,672
1983 13,029,836 5,359,814
1984 13,370,590 5,480,096
1985 13,661,229 5,610,373
1986 13,965,217 5,750,668
1987 14,289,108 5,900,198
1988 14,636,568 6,056,574
1989 15,006,813 6,215,811
1990 15,394,648 6,434,374
1991 15,787,496 6,697,166
1992 16,184,855 6,914,366
1993 16,589,519 7,128,177
1994 16,993,190 7,345,107
1995 17,399,017 7,553,249
1996 17,810,181 7,770,035
1997 18,238,958 7,931,370
1998 18,688,036 8,081,990
1999 19,149,864 8,265,123
2000 19,637,087 8,428,832
2001 20,167,069 8,539,960
2002 20,729,388 8,674,066
2003 21,296,705 8,870,781
2004 21,868,298 9,062,726
2005 22,449,438 9,245,844
2006 23,040,702 9,441,171
2007 23,642,279 9,662,281
2008 24,249,946 9,898,870
2009 24,862,664 10,143,534
2010 25,474,995 10,396,086
2011 26,095,088 10,656,810
2012 26,734,268 10,921,581
2013 27,386,193 11,191,873
2014 28,041,592 11,472,924
2015 28,696,068 11,767,070
2016 29,356,742 12,073,030
2017 30,008,354 12,385,659
2018 30,637,585 12,704,774
2019 31,258,945 13,034,346
2020 31,887,809 13,371,183
2021 32,518,665 13,710,513
2022 33,149,152 14,055,137
2023 33,787,914 14,405,468
2024 34,427,414 14,754,785

Fertility rates in Ghana and Guinea

Fertility rate
Ghana

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Guinea
1960 6.89 6.11
1961 6.91 6.13
1962 6.94 6.14
1963 6.94 6.15
1964 6.9 6.17
1965 6.88 6.18
1966 6.86 6.19
1967 6.89 6.2
1968 6.89 6.21
1969 6.95 6.23
1970 6.95 6.24
1971 6.95 6.26
1972 6.92 6.28
1973 6.87 6.31
1974 6.82 6.34
1975 6.76 6.37
1976 6.7 6.4
1977 6.64 6.43
1978 6.56 6.44
1979 6.51 6.45
1980 6.47 6.46
1981 6.42 6.46
1982 6.31 6.49
1983 6.23 6.49
1984 6.15 6.51
1985 6.12 6.53
1986 6.08 6.55
1987 6.02 6.57
1988 5.92 6.56
1989 5.82 6.55
1990 5.74 6.52
1991 5.63 6.48
1992 5.52 6.45
1993 5.41 6.41
1994 5.25 6.36
1995 5.11 6.29
1996 4.96 6.21
1997 4.88 6.12
1998 4.83 6.05
1999 4.82 5.99
2000 4.83 5.92
2001 4.77 5.83
2002 4.69 5.78
2003 4.6 5.74
2004 4.5 5.73
2005 4.5 5.73
2006 4.4 5.7
2007 4.29 5.66
2008 4.22 5.6
2009 4.18 5.53
2010 4.18 5.44
2011 4.18 5.34
2012 4.15 5.23
2013 4.11 5.15
2014 4.03 5.07
2015 3.98 5
2016 3.87 4.92
2017 3.72 4.79
2018 3.65 4.67
2019 3.59 4.58
2020 3.54 4.49
2021 3.49 4.4
2022 3.43 4.3
2023 3.4 4.22

Ghana and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Guinea
Year Median age, years
Ghana Guinea
1960 17.7 20.6
1961 17.4 20.5
1962 17.2 20.4
1963 16.9 20.4
1964 16.7 20.3
1965 16.5 20.2
1966 16.4 20.1
1967 16.2 20.1
1968 16.1 20
1969 16 20
1970 15.9 19.9
1971 15.9 19.8
1972 15.8 19.8
1973 15.8 19.7
1974 15.8 19.5
1975 15.9 19.4
1976 16 19.3
1977 16.2 19.2
1978 16.4 19
1979 16.5 18.9
1980 16.7 18.8
1981 16.7 18.7
1982 16.9 18.6
1983 17 18.5
1984 17.1 18.5
1985 17.1 18.4
1986 17.1 18.4
1987 17.1 18.4
1988 17.1 18.4
1989 17.1 18.3
1990 17.2 18.3
1991 17.2 18.3
1992 17.3 18.2
1993 17.4 18.2
1994 17.5 18.1
1995 17.6 18.1
1996 17.7 18
1997 17.9 17.9
1998 18.1 17.7
1999 18.3 17.6
2000 18.4 17.5
2001 18.6 17.3
2002 18.8 17.2
2003 19 17.2
2004 19.1 17.2
2005 19.3 17.2
2006 19.5 17.2
2007 19.7 17.2
2008 19.9 17.3
2009 20 17.3
2010 20.2 17.4
2011 20.3 17.5
2012 20.5 17.6
2013 20.6 17.7
2014 20.7 17.8
2015 20.8 18
2016 20.9 18.1
2017 21 18.2
2018 21.2 18.3
2019 21.3 18.5
2020 21.5 18.6
2021 21.7 18.8
2022 21.8 18.9
2023 22 19
2024 22.2 19.2

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Finance

Ghana Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
3.5%
2018
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
0.01%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
36%
2024

Energy

Ghana Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
66.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Ghana Guinea
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
38.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
45.3%
2021
English speaking
66.7%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
26.5%
2023

Health

Ghana Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Guinea
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
n/a

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