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Ghana vs Mongolia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 3.52M in Mongolia (ranked 132/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 601,740 sq mi for Mongolia (ranked 81st vs. 18th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Mongolia ranks 121/197 ($23.6B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Mongolia ranks 107/197 ($6,691).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Mongolia
Population
35572974
3599274
Population rank 47/197 132/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$23.6B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 121/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$6,691
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 107/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$19,098
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$10.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
42.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$2,969
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 101/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$6,196
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
601,740 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
5.86 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
2.7
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
27.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
72.2 years
2025

Ghana and Mongolia: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Mongolia economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Mongolia
Year GDP
Ghana Mongolia
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 $2,101,394,100
1981 $4,222,441,860 $2,310,099,100
1982 $4,035,994,398 $2,552,401,933
1983 $4,057,275,132 $2,725,736,633
1984 $4,412,279,843 $2,098,734,600
1985 $4,504,306,723 $2,186,505,475
1986 $5,735,677,434 $2,896,178,867
1987 $5,074,829,932 $3,020,611,600
1988 $5,197,765,032 $3,204,461,567
1989 $5,251,858,440 $3,576,966,800
1990 $5,889,106,573 $2,560,785,660
1991 $6,603,185,268 $2,379,018,326
1992 $6,416,103,926 $1,317,611,864
1993 $5,968,922,939 $768,401,634
1994 $5,446,383,727 $925,817,092
1995 $6,464,382,808 $1,452,165,005
1996 $6,932,991,739 $1,345,719,472
1997 $6,891,443,192 $1,180,934,203
1998 $7,482,069,162 $1,124,440,205
1999 $7,718,109,982 $1,057,408,589
2000 $4,982,850,662 $1,136,896,124
2001 $5,314,872,854 $1,267,997,934
2002 $6,166,197,848 $1,396,555,720
2003 $7,632,723,556 $1,595,297,356
2004 $8,881,417,907 $1,992,066,808
2005 $10,744,568,381 $2,523,471,601
2006 $20,885,037,597 $3,414,055,662
2007 $24,827,339,138 $4,234,999,704
2008 $28,679,383,241 $5,623,216,608
2009 $26,048,720,006 $4,583,850,368
2010 $32,197,655,567 $7,189,481,999
2011 $39,336,668,081 $10,409,797,378
2012 $41,271,701,061 $12,292,770,632
2013 $62,845,721,960 $12,582,122,604
2014 $54,678,533,806 $12,226,514,668
2015 $49,436,806,230 $11,619,892,591
2016 $56,144,179,398 $11,181,350,649
2017 $60,385,409,435 $11,480,847,741
2018 $67,259,353,966 $13,178,094,720
2019 $68,352,629,246 $14,206,359,018
2020 $70,008,243,860 $13,312,981,429
2021 $79,514,204,730 $15,286,441,738
2022 $73,919,003,210 $17,146,471,714
2023 $80,547,146,878 $20,325,121,394
2024 $82,825,288,889 $23,586,055,802

Ghana and Mongolia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Mongolia
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Mongolia
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 $1,235
1981 $344 $1,325
1982 $319 $1,430
1983 $311 $1,490
1984 $330 $1,120
1985 $330 $1,138
1986 $411 $1,469
1987 $355 $1,493
1988 $355 $1,543
1989 $350 $1,684
1990 $383 $1,220
1991 $418 $1,099
1992 $396 $608
1993 $360 $355
1994 $321 $423
1995 $372 $653
1996 $389 $596
1997 $378 $515
1998 $400 $484
1999 $403 $449
2000 $253.7 $476
2001 $263.5 $524
2002 $297.5 $570
2003 $358 $643
2004 $406 $794
2005 $479 $995
2006 $906 $1,330
2007 $1,050 $1,628
2008 $1,183 $2,127
2009 $1,048 $1,703
2010 $1,264 $2,625
2011 $1,507 $3,736
2012 $1,544 $4,329
2013 $2,295 $4,340
2014 $1,950 $4,126
2015 $1,723 $3,839
2016 $1,912 $3,620
2017 $2,012 $3,646
2018 $2,195 $4,108
2019 $2,187 $4,348
2020 $2,195 $4,001
2021 $2,445 $4,518
2022 $2,230 $4,994
2023 $2,384 $5,839
2024 $2,406 $6,691

Ghana vs. Mongolia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Mongolia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Mongolia
1950 43.1 38.6
1951 43.6 39.1
1952 44 39.4
1953 44.5 39.8
1954 45 40.2
1955 45.4 40.7
1956 45.7 41.4
1957 46.1 40.4
1958 46.4 42.8
1959 46.7 43.7
1960 46.9 44.5
1961 47.1 45.4
1962 47.3 46.3
1963 47.5 47.1
1964 47.6 47.9
1965 47.7 48.7
1966 47.7 49.4
1967 47.7 50.1
1968 47.8 50.8
1969 47.9 51.4
1970 47.9 52
1971 47.9 52.6
1972 48.3 53.1
1973 48.6 53.6
1974 48.9 54
1975 49.3 54.3
1976 49.7 54.6
1977 50.1 54.8
1978 50.5 54.9
1979 50.8 55.1
1980 51.1 55.2
1981 51.3 55.4
1982 51.4 55.6
1983 51.8 55.9
1984 52.2 56.1
1985 52.7 56.4
1986 53.3 56.8
1987 53.8 57.1
1988 54.4 57.5
1989 54.9 58.1
1990 55.4 58.8
1991 55.7 59.8
1992 56.1 60.4
1993 56.3 60.8
1994 56.2 60.9
1995 56.7 60.9
1996 57 61
1997 57.2 61.4
1998 57.5 62.1
1999 57.8 62.8
2000 58.1 63.5
2001 58.4 63.8
2002 58.7 64
2003 59 64.1
2004 59.3 64.3
2005 59.6 64.8
2006 60 65.6
2007 60.3 66.5
2008 60.6 67.1
2009 60.9 67.2
2010 61.3 67.1
2011 61.6 67.2
2012 62 67.6
2013 62.4 68.2
2014 62.8 68.7
2015 63.2 69.2
2016 63.5 69.7
2017 63.8 70.2
2018 64.1 70.6
2019 64.5 70.7
2020 64.3 70
2021 64.3 68.6
2022 65.2 71.5
2023 65.5 71.7
2024 65.7 72
2025 65.9 72.2

Ghana and Mongolia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Mongolia
Year Population
Ghana Mongolia
1960 6,961,215 977,595
1961 7,162,667 1,009,284
1962 7,337,375 1,041,444
1963 7,514,714 1,071,362
1964 7,695,739 1,100,234
1965 7,882,606 1,131,177
1966 8,074,521 1,163,754
1967 8,271,913 1,196,996
1968 8,475,729 1,229,930
1969 8,690,383 1,262,284
1970 8,925,813 1,295,272
1971 9,176,264 1,330,071
1972 9,438,187 1,366,821
1973 9,714,617 1,405,502
1974 10,000,523 1,446,050
1975 10,294,308 1,488,296
1976 10,594,913 1,531,945
1977 10,911,871 1,576,245
1978 11,248,450 1,619,468
1979 11,597,255 1,660,659
1980 11,941,448 1,701,335
1981 12,281,712 1,742,857
1982 12,643,819 1,785,364
1983 13,029,836 1,829,092
1984 13,370,590 1,874,349
1985 13,661,229 1,921,514
1986 13,965,217 1,970,965
1987 14,289,108 2,022,800
1988 14,636,568 2,076,322
1989 15,006,813 2,124,185
1990 15,394,648 2,098,710
1991 15,787,496 2,165,342
1992 16,184,855 2,167,790
1993 16,589,519 2,165,130
1994 16,993,190 2,189,395
1995 17,399,017 2,224,945
1996 17,810,181 2,259,507
1997 18,238,958 2,291,750
1998 18,688,036 2,323,809
1999 19,149,864 2,356,813
2000 19,637,087 2,388,299
2001 20,167,069 2,417,751
2002 20,729,388 2,449,027
2003 21,296,705 2,480,374
2004 21,868,298 2,508,412
2005 22,449,438 2,536,407
2006 23,040,702 2,567,168
2007 23,642,279 2,601,850
2008 24,249,946 2,643,201
2009 24,862,664 2,691,115
2010 25,474,995 2,738,622
2011 26,095,088 2,786,317
2012 26,734,268 2,839,705
2013 27,386,193 2,899,011
2014 28,041,592 2,963,113
2015 28,696,068 3,026,864
2016 29,356,742 3,088,856
2017 30,008,354 3,148,917
2018 30,637,585 3,208,189
2019 31,258,945 3,267,673
2020 31,887,809 3,327,204
2021 32,518,665 3,383,741
2022 33,149,152 3,433,748
2023 33,787,914 3,481,145
2024 34,427,414 3,524,788

Fertility rates in Ghana and Mongolia

Fertility rate
Ghana

Mongolia
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Mongolia
1960 6.89 6.82
1961 6.91 6.96
1962 6.94 7.1
1963 6.94 7.24
1964 6.9 7.33
1965 6.88 7.38
1966 6.86 7.41
1967 6.89 7.39
1968 6.89 7.37
1969 6.95 7.34
1970 6.95 7.31
1971 6.95 7.3
1972 6.92 7.28
1973 6.87 7.24
1974 6.82 7.17
1975 6.76 7.07
1976 6.7 6.93
1977 6.64 6.79
1978 6.56 6.62
1979 6.51 6.42
1980 6.47 6.21
1981 6.42 5.98
1982 6.31 5.8
1983 6.23 5.63
1984 6.15 5.45
1985 6.12 5.26
1986 6.08 5.03
1987 6.02 4.83
1988 5.92 4.65
1989 5.82 4.42
1990 5.74 4.5
1991 5.63 4
1992 5.52 3.5
1993 5.41 2.5
1994 5.25 2.7
1995 5.11 2.77
1996 4.96 2.5
1997 4.88 2.4
1998 4.83 2.3
1999 4.82 2.3
2000 4.83 2.2
2001 4.77 2.2
2002 4.69 2.1
2003 4.6 2
2004 4.5 2
2005 4.5 2
2006 4.4 2.1
2007 4.29 2.3
2008 4.22 2.6
2009 4.18 2.8
2010 4.18 2.4
2011 4.18 2.6
2012 4.15 2.7
2013 4.11 3
2014 4.03 3.1
2015 3.98 3
2016 3.87 3
2017 3.72 2.8
2018 3.65 2.9
2019 3.59 3
2020 3.54 2.9
2021 3.49 2.8
2022 3.43 2.7
2023 3.4 2.7

Ghana and Mongolia demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Mongolia
Year Median age, years
Ghana Mongolia
1960 17.7 22.8
1961 17.4 22.5
1962 17.2 22.2
1963 16.9 21.7
1964 16.7 21
1965 16.5 20.3
1966 16.4 19.6
1967 16.2 19
1968 16.1 18.4
1969 16 18
1970 15.9 17.7
1971 15.9 17.5
1972 15.8 17.3
1973 15.8 17.2
1974 15.8 17.2
1975 15.9 17.2
1976 16 17.2
1977 16.2 17.3
1978 16.4 17.4
1979 16.5 17.5
1980 16.7 17.7
1981 16.7 17.9
1982 16.9 18
1983 17 18.2
1984 17.1 18.4
1985 17.1 18.5
1986 17.1 18.6
1987 17.1 18.7
1988 17.1 18.7
1989 17.1 18.8
1990 17.2 19
1991 17.2 19.1
1992 17.3 19.3
1993 17.4 19.5
1994 17.5 19.8
1995 17.6 20
1996 17.7 20.4
1997 17.9 20.7
1998 18.1 21
1999 18.3 21.4
2000 18.4 21.8
2001 18.6 22.2
2002 18.8 22.6
2003 19 23
2004 19.1 23.4
2005 19.3 23.8
2006 19.5 24.2
2007 19.7 24.5
2008 19.9 24.8
2009 20 25.1
2010 20.2 25.4
2011 20.3 25.8
2012 20.5 26.1
2013 20.6 26.3
2014 20.7 26.5
2015 20.8 26.7
2016 20.9 26.9
2017 21 27
2018 21.2 27.1
2019 21.3 27.2
2020 21.5 27.3
2021 21.7 27.4
2022 21.8 27.6
2023 22 27.7
2024 22.2 27.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Mongolia
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
36.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
3.66%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
0.6%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
+0.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
5.18%
2023
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
44.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
38.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
62.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
24.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
3.4%
2022
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$5.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$528M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
66,900
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
0.64%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Ghana Mongolia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
1,891 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$8.68
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
28.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
8.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
94.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
1.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
-226.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
10.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0.81%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Mongolia
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
+83
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
69.3%
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
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
42
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
5.92
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
21
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
77
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
98.6%
2023
English speaking
66.7%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
83%
2023

Health

Ghana Mongolia
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$174.6
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
72.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
24.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
3.87
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
20.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
41
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
13.6
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
29.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
7.68 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Mongolia
% of world land
0.15%
2025
1.05%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
170,717 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
414,933 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
54,709 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
70,339 mi
2017

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