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Ghana vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 81st vs. 135th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Moldova
Population
35572974
2358679
Population rank 47/197 145/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Ghana and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Moldova
Year GDP
Ghana Moldova
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 -
1971 $2,417,108,578 -
1972 $2,112,293,280 -
1973 $3,006,766,758 -
1974 $2,894,409,938 -
1975 $2,810,106,383 -
1976 $2,765,254,237 -
1977 $3,189,428,571 -
1978 $3,662,478,185 -
1979 $4,020,227,920 -
1980 $4,445,228,216 -
1981 $4,222,441,860 -
1982 $4,035,994,398 -
1983 $4,057,275,132 -
1984 $4,412,279,843 -
1985 $4,504,306,723 -
1986 $5,735,677,434 -
1987 $5,074,829,932 -
1988 $5,197,765,032 -
1989 $5,251,858,440 -
1990 $5,889,106,573 $3,592,857,043
1991 $6,603,185,268 $3,094,565,871
1992 $6,416,103,926 $2,319,243,436
1993 $5,968,922,939 $2,371,813,324
1994 $5,446,383,727 $1,702,314,268
1995 $6,464,382,808 $1,752,999,370
1996 $6,932,991,739 $1,695,122,174
1997 $6,891,443,192 $1,930,081,169
1998 $7,482,069,162 $1,698,717,505
1999 $7,718,109,982 $1,170,782,957
2000 $4,982,850,662 $1,288,429,392
2001 $5,314,872,854 $1,480,673,594
2002 $6,166,197,848 $1,661,818,168
2003 $7,632,723,556 $1,980,907,435
2004 $8,881,417,907 $2,598,249,556
2005 $10,744,568,381 $2,988,342,907
2006 $20,885,037,597 $3,408,255,451
2007 $24,827,339,138 $4,401,173,152
2008 $28,679,383,241 $6,054,824,248
2009 $26,048,720,006 $5,439,434,272
2010 $32,197,655,567 $6,974,982,370
2011 $39,336,668,081 $8,414,352,020
2012 $41,271,701,061 $8,709,138,635
2013 $62,845,721,960 $9,496,717,876
2014 $54,678,533,806 $9,402,090,138
2015 $49,436,806,230 $7,797,667,197
2016 $56,144,179,398 $7,980,917,076
2017 $60,385,409,435 $9,514,404,016
2018 $67,259,353,966 $11,252,353,421
2019 $68,352,629,246 $11,736,797,055
2020 $70,008,243,860 $11,530,746,234
2021 $79,514,204,730 $13,691,869,264
2022 $73,919,003,210 $14,525,337,524
2023 $80,547,146,878 $16,711,906,746
2024 $82,825,288,889 $18,200,340,854

Ghana and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Moldova
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 -
1971 $263.4 -
1972 $223.8 -
1973 $310 -
1974 $289.4 -
1975 $273 -
1976 $261 -
1977 $292.3 -
1978 $326 -
1979 $347 -
1980 $372 -
1981 $344 -
1982 $319 -
1983 $311 -
1984 $330 -
1985 $330 -
1986 $411 -
1987 $355 -
1988 $355 -
1989 $350 -
1990 $383 $1,207
1991 $418 $1,038
1992 $396 $778
1993 $360 $797
1994 $321 $574
1995 $372 $594
1996 $389 $575
1997 $378 $657
1998 $400 $579
1999 $403 $399
2000 $253.7 $441
2001 $263.5 $507
2002 $297.5 $571
2003 $358 $682
2004 $406 $897
2005 $479 $1,034
2006 $906 $1,183
2007 $1,050 $1,531
2008 $1,183 $2,111
2009 $1,048 $1,898
2010 $1,264 $2,437
2011 $1,507 $2,941
2012 $1,544 $3,045
2013 $2,295 $3,321
2014 $1,950 $3,290
2015 $1,723 $2,750
2016 $1,912 $2,847
2017 $2,012 $3,453
2018 $2,195 $4,156
2019 $2,187 $4,405
2020 $2,195 $4,376
2021 $2,445 $5,275
2022 $2,230 $5,744
2023 $2,384 $6,800
2024 $2,406 $7,618

Ghana vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Moldova
1950 43.1 54
1951 43.6 54.5
1952 44 55.1
1953 44.5 55.7
1954 45 56.3
1955 45.4 56.9
1956 45.7 57.4
1957 46.1 58
1958 46.4 58.5
1959 46.7 59
1960 46.9 59.4
1961 47.1 59.9
1962 47.3 60.3
1963 47.5 60.6
1964 47.6 61
1965 47.7 61.3
1966 47.7 61.6
1967 47.7 61.8
1968 47.8 62
1969 47.9 62.2
1970 47.9 62.4
1971 47.9 62.7
1972 48.3 62.9
1973 48.6 63.2
1974 48.9 63.4
1975 49.3 63.7
1976 49.7 64
1977 50.1 64.2
1978 50.5 64.5
1979 50.8 64.8
1980 51.1 65.2
1981 51.3 65.6
1982 51.4 65.9
1983 51.8 66.1
1984 52.2 66.4
1985 52.7 66.9
1986 53.3 67.4
1987 53.8 67.9
1988 54.4 68.2
1989 54.9 68.2
1990 55.4 67.9
1991 55.7 67.6
1992 56.1 66.7
1993 56.3 66.7
1994 56.2 66.3
1995 56.7 66.2
1996 57 66.2
1997 57.2 66.5
1998 57.5 66.8
1999 57.8 67.2
2000 58.1 67.5
2001 58.4 67.7
2002 58.7 67.8
2003 59 67.9
2004 59.3 68
2005 59.6 68.2
2006 60 68.4
2007 60.3 68.7
2008 60.6 69
2009 60.9 69.4
2010 61.3 69.9
2011 61.6 70.2
2012 62 70.3
2013 62.4 70.3
2014 62.8 70.2
2015 63.2 70.1
2016 63.5 70.2
2017 63.8 70.4
2018 64.1 70.2
2019 64.5 70.2
2020 64.3 69.9
2021 64.3 69
2022 65.2 71.5
2023 65.5 71.2
2024 65.7 71.3
2025 65.9 71.5

Ghana and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Moldova
Year Population
Ghana Moldova
1960 6,961,215 2,058,020
1961 7,162,667 2,103,327
1962 7,337,375 2,147,227
1963 7,514,714 2,188,895
1964 7,695,739 2,228,000
1965 7,882,606 2,265,287
1966 8,074,521 2,301,871
1967 8,271,913 2,337,695
1968 8,475,729 2,373,073
1969 8,690,383 2,408,469
1970 8,925,813 2,437,590
1971 9,176,264 2,460,611
1972 9,438,187 2,484,742
1973 9,714,617 2,510,584
1974 10,000,523 2,538,164
1975 10,294,308 2,566,998
1976 10,594,913 2,596,491
1977 10,911,871 2,626,298
1978 11,248,450 2,656,211
1979 11,597,255 2,683,035
1980 11,941,448 2,708,675
1981 12,281,712 2,735,987
1982 12,643,819 2,763,101
1983 13,029,836 2,791,207
1984 13,370,590 2,820,518
1985 13,661,229 2,850,787
1986 13,965,217 2,883,057
1987 14,289,108 2,916,306
1988 14,636,568 2,948,891
1989 15,006,813 2,970,039
1990 15,394,648 2,977,912
1991 15,787,496 2,981,566
1992 16,184,855 2,980,965
1993 16,589,519 2,975,966
1994 16,993,190 2,966,745
1995 17,399,017 2,953,200
1996 17,810,181 2,947,293
1997 18,238,958 2,936,413
1998 18,688,036 2,935,227
1999 19,149,864 2,930,622
2000 19,637,087 2,924,668
2001 20,167,069 2,918,135
2002 20,729,388 2,911,385
2003 21,296,705 2,903,198
2004 21,868,298 2,896,023
2005 22,449,438 2,888,985
2006 23,040,702 2,880,967
2007 23,642,279 2,874,299
2008 24,249,946 2,868,833
2009 24,862,664 2,865,213
2010 25,474,995 2,862,354
2011 26,095,088 2,860,699
2012 26,734,268 2,860,324
2013 27,386,193 2,859,558
2014 28,041,592 2,857,815
2015 28,696,068 2,835,978
2016 29,356,742 2,803,186
2017 30,008,354 2,755,189
2018 30,637,585 2,707,203
2019 31,258,945 2,664,224
2020 31,887,809 2,635,130
2021 32,518,665 2,595,809
2022 33,149,152 2,528,654
2023 33,787,914 2,457,783
2024 34,427,414 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Ghana and Moldova

Fertility rate
Ghana

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Moldova
1960 6.89 3.32
1961 6.91 3.23
1962 6.94 3.04
1963 6.94 2.89
1964 6.9 2.71
1965 6.88 2.69
1966 6.86 2.65
1967 6.89 2.62
1968 6.89 2.59
1969 6.95 2.57
1970 6.95 2.57
1971 6.95 2.56
1972 6.92 2.56
1973 6.87 2.57
1974 6.82 2.56
1975 6.76 2.52
1976 6.7 2.47
1977 6.64 2.42
1978 6.56 2.39
1979 6.51 2.38
1980 6.47 2.38
1981 6.42 2.4
1982 6.31 2.45
1983 6.23 2.58
1984 6.15 2.67
1985 6.12 2.67
1986 6.08 2.74
1987 6.02 2.78
1988 5.92 2.63
1989 5.82 2.46
1990 5.74 2.39
1991 5.63 2.28
1992 5.52 2.22
1993 5.41 2.11
1994 5.25 1.99
1995 5.11 1.83
1996 4.96 1.71
1997 4.88 1.79
1998 4.83 1.65
1999 4.82 1.56
2000 4.83 1.5
2001 4.77 1.47
2002 4.69 1.45
2003 4.6 1.48
2004 4.5 1.54
2005 4.5 1.53
2006 4.4 1.54
2007 4.29 1.58
2008 4.22 1.64
2009 4.18 1.72
2010 4.18 1.7
2011 4.18 1.65
2012 4.15 1.66
2013 4.11 1.62
2014 4.03 1.82
2015 3.98 1.87
2016 3.87 1.89
2017 3.72 1.81
2018 3.65 1.81
2019 3.59 1.78
2020 3.54 1.77
2021 3.49 1.75
2022 3.43 1.69
2023 3.4 1.73

Ghana and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Ghana Moldova
1960 17.7 24.6
1961 17.4 24.7
1962 17.2 24.9
1963 16.9 25.1
1964 16.7 25.4
1965 16.5 25.7
1966 16.4 25.9
1967 16.2 26.1
1968 16.1 26.3
1969 16 26.4
1970 15.9 26.4
1971 15.9 26.3
1972 15.8 26.3
1973 15.8 26.3
1974 15.8 26.5
1975 15.9 26.7
1976 16 26.9
1977 16.2 27.2
1978 16.4 27.5
1979 16.5 27.6
1980 16.7 27.6
1981 16.7 27.9
1982 16.9 28.1
1983 17 28.3
1984 17.1 28.5
1985 17.1 28.7
1986 17.1 28.9
1987 17.1 29.1
1988 17.1 29.3
1989 17.1 29.5
1990 17.2 29.8
1991 17.2 30.2
1992 17.3 30.4
1993 17.4 30.6
1994 17.5 30.8
1995 17.6 31
1996 17.7 31.2
1997 17.9 31.3
1998 18.1 31.5
1999 18.3 31.8
2000 18.4 32
2001 18.6 32.2
2002 18.8 32.4
2003 19 32.6
2004 19.1 32.8
2005 19.3 33
2006 19.5 33.3
2007 19.7 33.6
2008 19.9 33.9
2009 20 34.3
2010 20.2 34.6
2011 20.3 34.9
2012 20.5 35.1
2013 20.6 35.4
2014 20.7 35.7
2015 20.8 36.1
2016 20.9 36.5
2017 21 36.8
2018 21.2 37.2
2019 21.3 37.6
2020 21.5 38
2021 21.7 38.3
2022 21.8 38.6
2023 22 38.8
2024 22.2 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
4.3%
2023
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Ghana Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Moldova
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
99.6%
2021
English speaking
66.7%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Ghana Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Moldova
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
5,811 mi
2012

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