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Ghana vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 81st vs. 195th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Nauru
Population
35572974
12088
Population rank 47/197 195/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 79/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Ghana and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Nauru
Year GDP
Ghana Nauru
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 $17,570,366
1971 $2,417,108,578 $19,009,433
1972 $2,112,293,280 $21,734,269
1973 $3,006,766,758 $26,529,817
1974 $2,894,409,938 $35,994,511
1975 $2,810,106,383 $40,106,776
1976 $2,765,254,237 $40,287,427
1977 $3,189,428,571 $40,444,702
1978 $3,662,478,185 $41,754,147
1979 $4,020,227,920 $44,431,330
1980 $4,445,228,216 $46,947,124
1981 $4,222,441,860 $51,689,637
1982 $4,035,994,398 $52,877,742
1983 $4,057,275,132 $48,439,093
1984 $4,412,279,843 $47,363,231
1985 $4,504,306,723 $41,548,741
1986 $5,735,677,434 $39,939,391
1987 $5,074,829,932 $40,118,410
1988 $5,197,765,032 $45,931,134
1989 $5,251,858,440 $53,736,786
1990 $5,889,106,573 $55,572,376
1991 $6,603,185,268 $52,533,789
1992 $6,416,103,926 $51,133,123
1993 $5,968,922,939 $43,542,088
1994 $5,446,383,727 $39,742,511
1995 $6,464,382,808 $39,969,706
1996 $6,932,991,739 $37,458,801
1997 $6,891,443,192 $37,331,507
1998 $7,482,069,162 $29,664,451
1999 $7,718,109,982 $27,328,613
2000 $4,982,850,662 $26,930,980
2001 $5,314,872,854 $22,613,288
2002 $6,166,197,848 $21,017,424
2003 $7,632,723,556 $24,778,160
2004 $8,881,417,907 $30,587,566
2005 $10,744,568,381 $30,282,840
2006 $20,885,037,597 $29,183,627
2007 $24,827,339,138 $23,068,623
2008 $28,679,383,241 $37,184,925
2009 $26,048,720,006 $44,024,970
2010 $32,197,655,567 $47,442,299
2011 $39,336,668,081 $65,444,174
2012 $41,271,701,061 $100,794,925
2013 $62,845,721,960 $94,385,015
2014 $54,678,533,806 $98,752,257
2015 $49,436,806,230 $84,383,389
2016 $56,144,179,398 $97,276,023
2017 $60,385,409,435 $108,862,279
2018 $67,259,353,966 $130,937,590
2019 $68,352,629,246 $124,871,111
2020 $70,008,243,860 $124,530,027
2021 $79,514,204,730 $175,513,985
2022 $73,919,003,210 $152,190,819
2023 $80,547,146,878 $151,455,968
2024 $82,825,288,889 $160,350,640

Ghana and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Nauru
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 $2,619
1971 $263.4 $2,811
1972 $223.8 $3,191
1973 $310 $3,864
1974 $289.4 $5,199
1975 $273 $5,740
1976 $261 $5,703
1977 $292.3 $5,646
1978 $326 $5,721
1979 $347 $5,950
1980 $372 $6,138
1981 $344 $6,594
1982 $319 $6,577
1983 $311 $5,896
1984 $330 $5,654
1985 $330 $4,859
1986 $411 $4,569
1987 $355 $4,485
1988 $355 $5,012
1989 $350 $5,723
1990 $383 $5,776
1991 $418 $5,333
1992 $396 $5,103
1993 $360 $4,310
1994 $321 $3,921
1995 $372 $3,932
1996 $389 $3,679
1997 $378 $3,661
1998 $400 $2,909
1999 $403 $2,683
2000 $253.7 $2,649
2001 $263.5 $2,232
2002 $297.5 $2,085
2003 $358 $2,463
2004 $406 $3,041
2005 $479 $3,014
2006 $906 $2,908
2007 $1,050 $2,302
2008 $1,183 $3,715
2009 $1,048 $4,395
2010 $1,264 $4,724
2011 $1,507 $6,481
2012 $1,544 $9,817
2013 $2,295 $8,975
2014 $1,950 $9,193
2015 $1,723 $7,703
2016 $1,912 $8,724
2017 $2,012 $9,613
2018 $2,195 $11,409
2019 $2,187 $10,777
2020 $2,195 $10,696
2021 $2,445 $14,990
2022 $2,230 $12,896
2023 $2,384 $12,754
2024 $2,406 $13,422

Ghana vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Nauru
1950 43.1 56.6
1951 43.6 56.8
1952 44 57
1953 44.5 57.2
1954 45 57.4
1955 45.4 57.5
1956 45.7 57.6
1957 46.1 57.7
1958 46.4 57.8
1959 46.7 57.9
1960 46.9 57.9
1961 47.1 58
1962 47.3 58
1963 47.5 58.1
1964 47.6 58.2
1965 47.7 58.3
1966 47.7 58.4
1967 47.7 58.6
1968 47.8 58.6
1969 47.9 58.4
1970 47.9 58.4
1971 47.9 58.4
1972 48.3 58.4
1973 48.6 58.4
1974 48.9 58.3
1975 49.3 58.3
1976 49.7 58.2
1977 50.1 58.1
1978 50.5 58.3
1979 50.8 58.4
1980 51.1 58.5
1981 51.3 58.6
1982 51.4 58.6
1983 51.8 58.7
1984 52.2 58.7
1985 52.7 58.6
1986 53.3 58.6
1987 53.8 58.6
1988 54.4 58.7
1989 54.9 58.9
1990 55.4 59.1
1991 55.7 59.3
1992 56.1 59.5
1993 56.3 59.8
1994 56.2 60
1995 56.7 60.1
1996 57 60.1
1997 57.2 60
1998 57.5 59.9
1999 57.8 59.7
2000 58.1 59.6
2001 58.4 59.5
2002 58.7 59.4
2003 59 59.4
2004 59.3 59.3
2005 59.6 59.4
2006 60 59.4
2007 60.3 59.5
2008 60.6 59.7
2009 60.9 59.9
2010 61.3 60.1
2011 61.6 60.3
2012 62 60.5
2013 62.4 60.7
2014 62.8 60.8
2015 63.2 60.9
2016 63.5 61
2017 63.8 61.1
2018 64.1 61.2
2019 64.5 61.4
2020 64.3 61.5
2021 64.3 61.3
2022 65.2 61.9
2023 65.5 62.1
2024 65.7 62.3
2025 65.9 62.4

Ghana and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Nauru
Year Population
Ghana Nauru
1960 6,961,215 4,607
1961 7,162,667 4,774
1962 7,337,375 4,979
1963 7,514,714 5,226
1964 7,695,739 5,515
1965 7,882,606 5,832
1966 8,074,521 6,043
1967 8,271,913 6,135
1968 8,475,729 6,328
1969 8,690,383 6,581
1970 8,925,813 6,710
1971 9,176,264 6,762
1972 9,438,187 6,812
1973 9,714,617 6,866
1974 10,000,523 6,923
1975 10,294,308 6,987
1976 10,594,913 7,064
1977 10,911,871 7,163
1978 11,248,450 7,298
1979 11,597,255 7,468
1980 11,941,448 7,649
1981 12,281,712 7,839
1982 12,643,819 8,040
1983 13,029,836 8,216
1984 13,370,590 8,377
1985 13,661,229 8,551
1986 13,965,217 8,742
1987 14,289,108 8,946
1988 14,636,568 9,165
1989 15,006,813 9,390
1990 15,394,648 9,622
1991 15,787,496 9,850
1992 16,184,855 10,021
1993 16,589,519 10,102
1994 16,993,190 10,137
1995 17,399,017 10,165
1996 17,810,181 10,183
1997 18,238,958 10,197
1998 18,688,036 10,198
1999 19,149,864 10,187
2000 19,637,087 10,168
2001 20,167,069 10,130
2002 20,729,388 10,082
2003 21,296,705 10,059
2004 21,868,298 10,060
2005 22,449,438 10,049
2006 23,040,702 10,034
2007 23,642,279 10,020
2008 24,249,946 10,009
2009 24,862,664 10,016
2010 25,474,995 10,043
2011 26,095,088 10,098
2012 26,734,268 10,267
2013 27,386,193 10,517
2014 28,041,592 10,742
2015 28,696,068 10,954
2016 29,356,742 11,150
2017 30,008,354 11,324
2018 30,637,585 11,477
2019 31,258,945 11,587
2020 31,887,809 11,643
2021 32,518,665 11,709
2022 33,149,152 11,801
2023 33,787,914 11,875
2024 34,427,414 11,947

Fertility rates in Ghana and Nauru

Fertility rate
Ghana

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Nauru
1960 6.89 5.34
1961 6.91 5.38
1962 6.94 5.42
1963 6.94 5.44
1964 6.9 5.47
1965 6.88 5.48
1966 6.86 5.41
1967 6.89 5.29
1968 6.89 5.14
1969 6.95 4.94
1970 6.95 4.74
1971 6.95 4.54
1972 6.92 4.36
1973 6.87 4.19
1974 6.82 4.07
1975 6.76 3.97
1976 6.7 3.9
1977 6.64 3.86
1978 6.56 3.84
1979 6.51 3.85
1980 6.47 3.88
1981 6.42 3.94
1982 6.31 3.99
1983 6.23 4.06
1984 6.15 4.11
1985 6.12 4.14
1986 6.08 4.15
1987 6.02 4.14
1988 5.92 4.11
1989 5.82 4.07
1990 5.74 4.02
1991 5.63 3.99
1992 5.52 3.95
1993 5.41 3.89
1994 5.25 3.84
1995 5.11 3.81
1996 4.96 3.78
1997 4.88 3.74
1998 4.83 3.68
1999 4.82 3.64
2000 4.83 3.54
2001 4.77 3.46
2002 4.69 3.4
2003 4.6 3.39
2004 4.5 3.38
2005 4.5 3.38
2006 4.4 3.4
2007 4.29 3.5
2008 4.22 3.67
2009 4.18 3.85
2010 4.18 4.02
2011 4.18 4.12
2012 4.15 4.12
2013 4.11 4.1
2014 4.03 4.09
2015 3.98 4.08
2016 3.87 4.03
2017 3.72 3.88
2018 3.65 3.68
2019 3.59 3.53
2020 3.54 3.47
2021 3.49 3.43
2022 3.43 3.38
2023 3.4 3.33

Ghana and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Ghana Nauru
1960 17.7 23.8
1961 17.4 24
1962 17.2 23.9
1963 16.9 23.7
1964 16.7 23.4
1965 16.5 23.1
1966 16.4 22.9
1967 16.2 22.9
1968 16.1 21.2
1969 16 18.9
1970 15.9 18.7
1971 15.9 19.1
1972 15.8 19.4
1973 15.8 19.8
1974 15.8 20.4
1975 15.9 21
1976 16 21.5
1977 16.2 22.1
1978 16.4 22.9
1979 16.5 23.6
1980 16.7 24.2
1981 16.7 24.7
1982 16.9 25.1
1983 17 25.2
1984 17.1 24.5
1985 17.1 23.7
1986 17.1 22.8
1987 17.1 22.1
1988 17.1 21.4
1989 17.1 20.8
1990 17.2 20.2
1991 17.2 19.7
1992 17.3 19.4
1993 17.4 19.3
1994 17.5 19.3
1995 17.6 19.3
1996 17.7 19.4
1997 17.9 19.5
1998 18.1 19.6
1999 18.3 19.8
2000 18.4 20.1
2001 18.6 20.4
2002 18.8 20.6
2003 19 20.8
2004 19.1 21
2005 19.3 21.2
2006 19.5 21.3
2007 19.7 21.5
2008 19.9 21.7
2009 20 21.8
2010 20.2 21.8
2011 20.3 21.8
2012 20.5 21.7
2013 20.6 21.6
2014 20.7 21.5
2015 20.8 21.4
2016 20.9 21.5
2017 21 21.6
2018 21.2 21.8
2019 21.3 21.9
2020 21.5 21.8
2021 21.7 21.7
2022 21.8 21.6
2023 22 21.5
2024 22.2 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
56
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
3.4%
2012
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ghana Nauru
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
1.9%
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
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Nauru
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
64
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
74
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
96.6%
2023
English speaking
66.7%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Ghana Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Nauru
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
18.6 mi
2002

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