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Ghana vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 81st vs. 187th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Malta
Population
35572974
583596
Population rank 47/197 167/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Ghana and Malta: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Malta economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Malta
Year GDP
Ghana Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $2,417,108,578 $264,578,485
1972 $2,112,293,280 $295,106,628
1973 $3,006,766,758 $345,616,106
1974 $2,894,409,938 $376,081,124
1975 $2,810,106,383 $474,618,321
1976 $2,765,254,237 $527,936,989
1977 $3,189,428,571 $625,563,171
1978 $3,662,478,185 $793,673,402
1979 $4,020,227,920 $1,001,288,847
1980 $4,445,228,216 $1,250,198,601
1981 $4,222,441,860 $1,243,509,394
1982 $4,035,994,398 $1,234,474,404
1983 $4,057,275,132 $1,165,729,707
1984 $4,412,279,843 $1,101,807,023
1985 $4,504,306,723 $1,117,797,439
1986 $5,735,677,434 $1,435,038,441
1987 $5,074,829,932 $1,751,293,461
1988 $5,197,765,032 $2,019,503,068
1989 $5,251,858,440 $2,118,655,677
1990 $5,889,106,573 $2,547,328,748
1991 $6,603,185,268 $2,750,216,747
1992 $6,416,103,926 $3,021,942,759
1993 $5,968,922,939 $2,709,193,538
1994 $5,446,383,727 $2,998,505,428
1995 $6,464,382,808 $3,709,360,097
1996 $6,932,991,739 $3,822,489,746
1997 $6,891,443,192 $3,787,070,704
1998 $7,482,069,162 $4,010,092,091
1999 $7,718,109,982 $4,111,891,845
2000 $4,982,850,662 $4,036,809,865
2001 $5,314,872,854 $4,070,867,153
2002 $6,166,197,848 $4,455,127,398
2003 $7,632,723,556 $5,418,315,225
2004 $8,881,417,907 $6,104,141,501
2005 $10,744,568,381 $6,393,234,965
2006 $20,885,037,597 $6,749,838,862
2007 $24,827,339,138 $7,908,412,374
2008 $28,679,383,241 $9,135,419,490
2009 $26,048,720,006 $8,734,745,632
2010 $32,197,655,567 $9,097,044,182
2011 $39,336,668,081 $9,789,361,705
2012 $41,271,701,061 $9,609,532,106
2013 $62,845,721,960 $10,796,782,634
2014 $54,678,533,806 $11,888,032,862
2015 $49,436,806,230 $11,340,795,033
2016 $56,144,179,398 $12,025,782,885
2017 $60,385,409,435 $14,161,366,733
2018 $67,259,353,966 $16,153,779,511
2019 $68,352,629,246 $16,337,793,531
2020 $70,008,243,860 $16,409,900,599
2021 $79,514,204,730 $19,723,563,355
2022 $73,919,003,210 $19,239,187,084
2023 $80,547,146,878 $22,210,718,401
2024 $82,825,288,889 $24,322,006,608

Ghana and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Malta
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 $828
1971 $263.4 $874
1972 $223.8 $976
1973 $310 $1,144
1974 $289.4 $1,245
1975 $273 $1,560
1976 $261 $1,727
1977 $292.3 $2,038
1978 $326 $2,559
1979 $347 $3,196
1980 $372 $3,948
1981 $344 $3,898
1982 $319 $3,788
1983 $311 $3,527
1984 $330 $3,333
1985 $330 $3,322
1986 $411 $4,195
1987 $355 $5,084
1988 $355 $5,814
1989 $350 $6,041
1990 $383 $7,192
1991 $418 $7,559
1992 $396 $8,220
1993 $360 $7,296
1994 $321 $8,000
1995 $372 $9,828
1996 $389 $10,062
1997 $378 $9,893
1998 $400 $10,408
1999 $403 $10,609
2000 $253.7 $10,348
2001 $263.5 $10,358
2002 $297.5 $11,251
2003 $358 $13,594
2004 $406 $15,212
2005 $479 $15,831
2006 $906 $16,654
2007 $1,050 $19,444
2008 $1,183 $22,315
2009 $1,048 $21,176
2010 $1,264 $21,947
2011 $1,507 $23,517
2012 $1,544 $22,878
2013 $2,295 $25,416
2014 $1,950 $27,425
2015 $1,723 $25,530
2016 $1,912 $26,459
2017 $2,012 $30,317
2018 $2,195 $33,382
2019 $2,187 $32,422
2020 $2,195 $31,834
2021 $2,445 $38,065
2022 $2,230 $36,224
2023 $2,384 $40,182
2024 $2,406 $42,347

Ghana vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Malta
1950 43.1 63.5
1951 43.6 63.9
1952 44 64.1
1953 44.5 64.3
1954 45 65.1
1955 45.4 66.3
1956 45.7 66.8
1957 46.1 67.5
1958 46.4 67.8
1959 46.7 68.4
1960 46.9 68.4
1961 47.1 68.4
1962 47.3 69.2
1963 47.5 69.2
1964 47.6 69.3
1965 47.7 69.5
1966 47.7 69.7
1967 47.7 69.8
1968 47.8 69.9
1969 47.9 70.1
1970 47.9 70.4
1971 47.9 70.1
1972 48.3 70.7
1973 48.6 71.3
1974 48.9 71.9
1975 49.3 72.1
1976 49.7 72.2
1977 50.1 72.3
1978 50.5 72.3
1979 50.8 72.5
1980 51.1 72.3
1981 51.3 72.4
1982 51.4 72.8
1983 51.8 73.1
1984 52.2 73.3
1985 52.7 73.9
1986 53.3 74.5
1987 53.8 75.3
1988 54.4 75.9
1989 54.9 76.2
1990 55.4 76.2
1991 55.7 76.5
1992 56.1 76.7
1993 56.3 76.8
1994 56.2 76.9
1995 56.7 77
1996 57 76.3
1997 57.2 77.3
1998 57.5 77.8
1999 57.8 77.8
2000 58.1 77.9
2001 58.4 78.9
2002 58.7 78.5
2003 59 78.7
2004 59.3 79.2
2005 59.6 79.5
2006 60 79.6
2007 60.3 79.7
2008 60.6 79.7
2009 60.9 80.4
2010 61.3 81.4
2011 61.6 80.8
2012 62 81.1
2013 62.4 81.8
2014 62.8 82.3
2015 63.2 82.6
2016 63.5 82.7
2017 63.8 83.1
2018 64.1 82.9
2019 64.5 82.8
2020 64.3 82.3
2021 64.3 82.3
2022 65.2 82.2
2023 65.5 83.3
2024 65.7 83.5
2025 65.9 83.6

Ghana and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Malta
Year Population
Ghana Malta
1960 6,961,215 326,550
1961 7,162,667 325,250
1962 7,337,375 323,900
1963 7,514,714 322,550
1964 7,695,739 321,250
1965 7,882,606 318,800
1966 8,074,521 315,200
1967 8,271,913 311,550
1968 8,475,729 307,900
1969 8,690,383 304,300
1970 8,925,813 302,650
1971 9,176,264 302,700
1972 9,438,187 302,450
1973 9,714,617 302,200
1974 10,000,523 301,996
1975 10,294,308 304,222
1976 10,594,913 305,774
1977 10,911,871 306,970
1978 11,248,450 310,182
1979 11,597,255 313,342
1980 11,941,448 316,645
1981 12,281,712 318,982
1982 12,643,819 325,898
1983 13,029,836 330,524
1984 13,370,590 330,593
1985 13,661,229 336,452
1986 13,965,217 342,121
1987 14,289,108 344,485
1988 14,636,568 347,325
1989 15,006,813 350,722
1990 15,394,648 354,170
1991 15,787,496 363,845
1992 16,184,855 367,618
1993 16,589,519 371,308
1994 16,993,190 374,797
1995 17,399,017 377,419
1996 17,810,181 379,905
1997 18,238,958 382,791
1998 18,688,036 385,287
1999 19,149,864 387,578
2000 19,637,087 390,087
2001 20,167,069 393,028
2002 20,729,388 395,969
2003 21,296,705 398,582
2004 21,868,298 401,268
2005 22,449,438 403,834
2006 23,040,702 405,308
2007 23,642,279 406,724
2008 24,249,946 409,379
2009 24,862,664 412,477
2010 25,474,995 414,508
2011 26,095,088 416,268
2012 26,734,268 420,028
2013 27,386,193 424,810
2014 28,041,592 433,481
2015 28,696,068 444,220
2016 29,356,742 454,505
2017 30,008,354 467,106
2018 30,637,585 483,903
2019 31,258,945 503,912
2020 31,887,809 515,490
2021 32,518,665 518,150
2022 33,149,152 531,113
2023 33,787,914 552,747
2024 34,427,414 574,346

Fertility rates in Ghana and Malta

Fertility rate
Ghana

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Malta
1960 6.89 3.62
1961 6.91 3.27
1962 6.94 3.24
1963 6.94 2.9
1964 6.9 2.79
1965 6.88 2.52
1966 6.86 2.33
1967 6.89 2.24
1968 6.89 2.12
1969 6.95 2.02
1970 6.95 2.03
1971 6.95 2.06
1972 6.92 2.01
1973 6.87 1.65
1974 6.82 1.64
1975 6.76 2.27
1976 6.7 2.21
1977 6.64 2.14
1978 6.56 2.05
1979 6.51 2.1
1980 6.47 1.99
1981 6.42 1.87
1982 6.31 1.9
1983 6.23 1.92
1984 6.15 1.95
1985 6.12 1.95
1986 6.08 1.93
1987 6.02 1.97
1988 5.92 2.06
1989 5.82 2.1
1990 5.74 2.02
1991 5.63 1.99
1992 5.52 2.07
1993 5.41 1.96
1994 5.25 1.84
1995 5.11 1.77
1996 4.96 1.99
1997 4.88 1.93
1998 4.83 1.84
1999 4.82 1.73
2000 4.83 1.68
2001 4.77 1.48
2002 4.69 1.45
2003 4.6 1.48
2004 4.5 1.4
2005 4.5 1.38
2006 4.4 1.36
2007 4.29 1.35
2008 4.22 1.43
2009 4.18 1.42
2010 4.18 1.36
2011 4.18 1.45
2012 4.15 1.42
2013 4.11 1.36
2014 4.03 1.38
2015 3.98 1.37
2016 3.87 1.37
2017 3.72 1.26
2018 3.65 1.23
2019 3.59 1.14
2020 3.54 1.13
2021 3.49 1.13
2022 3.43 1.08
2023 3.4 1.06

Ghana and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Malta
Year Median age, years
Ghana Malta
1960 17.7 23.6
1961 17.4 23.8
1962 17.2 24
1963 16.9 24.2
1964 16.7 24.4
1965 16.5 24.5
1966 16.4 24.6
1967 16.2 24.8
1968 16.1 25
1969 16 25.5
1970 15.9 25.9
1971 15.9 26.3
1972 15.8 26.8
1973 15.8 27.2
1974 15.8 27.6
1975 15.9 28
1976 16 28.4
1977 16.2 28.7
1978 16.4 29.2
1979 16.5 29.6
1980 16.7 30
1981 16.7 30.3
1982 16.9 30.6
1983 17 30.9
1984 17.1 31.2
1985 17.1 31.4
1986 17.1 31.7
1987 17.1 32
1988 17.1 32.4
1989 17.1 32.7
1990 17.2 33
1991 17.2 33.3
1992 17.3 33.7
1993 17.4 34
1994 17.5 34.3
1995 17.6 34.7
1996 17.7 35.1
1997 17.9 35.5
1998 18.1 35.8
1999 18.3 36.1
2000 18.4 36.4
2001 18.6 36.7
2002 18.8 37
2003 19 37.4
2004 19.1 37.7
2005 19.3 38.1
2006 19.5 38.4
2007 19.7 38.7
2008 19.9 39
2009 20 39.3
2010 20.2 39.6
2011 20.3 39.9
2012 20.5 40.2
2013 20.6 40.4
2014 20.7 40.6
2015 20.8 40.6
2016 20.9 40.6
2017 21 40.5
2018 21.2 40.2
2019 21.3 39.9
2020 21.5 39.9
2021 21.7 40.2
2022 21.8 40.8
2023 22 41.4
2024 22.2 41.8

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Finance

Ghana Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Ghana Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Malta
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
94.9%
2021
English speaking
66.7%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Ghana Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Malta
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
1,401 mi
2001

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