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Ghana vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 81st vs. 180th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Palau
Population
35572974
17663
Population rank 47/197 194/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 79/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 150/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 122/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Ghana and Palau: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Palau economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Palau
Year GDP
Ghana Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $2,417,108,578 $12,706,874
1972 $2,112,293,280 $13,956,474
1973 $3,006,766,758 $15,331,889
1974 $2,894,409,938 $16,848,759
1975 $2,810,106,383 $18,521,112
1976 $2,765,254,237 $20,364,420
1977 $3,189,428,571 $22,308,104
1978 $3,662,478,185 $24,530,015
1979 $4,020,227,920 $27,004,251
1980 $4,445,228,216 $29,728,054
1981 $4,222,441,860 $32,726,594
1982 $4,035,994,398 $36,027,583
1983 $4,057,275,132 $39,661,530
1984 $4,412,279,843 $44,814,259
1985 $4,504,306,723 $51,030,637
1986 $5,735,677,434 $58,109,314
1987 $5,074,829,932 $66,169,905
1988 $5,197,765,032 $75,348,615
1989 $5,251,858,440 $85,800,543
1990 $5,889,106,573 $97,702,303
1991 $6,603,185,268 $106,555,300
1992 $6,416,103,926 $104,771,300
1993 $5,968,922,939 $96,455,700
1994 $5,446,383,727 $106,138,500
1995 $6,464,382,808 $121,018,500
1996 $6,932,991,739 $137,494,600
1997 $6,891,443,192 $143,860,800
1998 $7,482,069,162 $149,079,600
1999 $7,718,109,982 $144,206,500
2000 $4,982,850,662 $149,535,800
2001 $5,314,872,854 $159,453,500
2002 $6,166,197,848 $162,665,500
2003 $7,632,723,556 $154,559,900
2004 $8,881,417,907 $166,391,600
2005 $10,744,568,381 $191,048,400
2006 $20,885,037,597 $193,679,700
2007 $24,827,339,138 $200,903,600
2008 $28,679,383,241 $201,167,300
2009 $26,048,720,006 $189,998,000
2010 $32,197,655,567 $188,174,300
2011 $39,336,668,081 $198,873,900
2012 $41,271,701,061 $215,762,400
2013 $62,845,721,960 $225,345,700
2014 $54,678,533,806 $243,156,500
2015 $49,436,806,230 $278,824,800
2016 $56,144,179,398 $298,323,500
2017 $60,385,409,435 $285,600,000
2018 $67,259,353,966 $288,546,300
2019 $68,352,629,246 $281,941,600
2020 $70,008,243,860 $258,990,800
2021 $79,514,204,730 $235,752,900
2022 $73,919,003,210 $255,591,100
2023 $80,547,146,878 $281,849,100
2024 $82,825,288,889 -

Ghana and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Palau
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 $1,017
1971 $263.4 $1,081
1972 $223.8 $1,145
1973 $310 $1,221
1974 $289.4 $1,328
1975 $273 $1,464
1976 $261 $1,616
1977 $292.3 $1,781
1978 $326 $1,972
1979 $347 $2,189
1980 $372 $2,423
1981 $344 $2,639
1982 $319 $2,838
1983 $311 $3,049
1984 $330 $3,360
1985 $330 $3,728
1986 $411 $4,144
1987 $355 $4,616
1988 $355 $5,145
1989 $350 $5,741
1990 $383 $6,403
1991 $418 $6,824
1992 $396 $6,553
1993 $360 $5,892
1994 $321 $6,329
1995 $372 $7,038
1996 $389 $7,788
1997 $378 $7,945
1998 $400 $8,048
1999 $403 $7,630
2000 $253.7 $7,797
2001 $263.5 $8,240
2002 $297.5 $8,341
2003 $358 $7,862
2004 $406 $8,395
2005 $479 $9,640
2006 $906 $9,885
2007 $1,050 $10,408
2008 $1,183 $10,583
2009 $1,048 $10,155
2010 $1,264 $10,229
2011 $1,507 $11,001
2012 $1,544 $12,145
2013 $2,295 $12,769
2014 $1,950 $13,726
2015 $1,723 $15,691
2016 $1,912 $16,763
2017 $2,012 $16,034
2018 $2,195 $16,198
2019 $2,187 $15,841
2020 $2,195 $14,557
2021 $2,445 $13,257
2022 $2,230 $14,392
2023 $2,384 $15,899
2024 $2,406 -

Ghana vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Palau
1950 43.1 52.7
1951 43.6 52.9
1952 44 53.1
1953 44.5 53.3
1954 45 53.5
1955 45.4 53.7
1956 45.7 53.9
1957 46.1 54.1
1958 46.4 54.4
1959 46.7 54.6
1960 46.9 54.9
1961 47.1 55.1
1962 47.3 55.4
1963 47.5 55.6
1964 47.6 55.8
1965 47.7 55.9
1966 47.7 56.2
1967 47.7 56.5
1968 47.8 56.9
1969 47.9 57.3
1970 47.9 57.7
1971 47.9 58.1
1972 48.3 58.6
1973 48.6 59
1974 48.9 59.5
1975 49.3 60
1976 49.7 60.5
1977 50.1 60.9
1978 50.5 61.3
1979 50.8 61.6
1980 51.1 61.9
1981 51.3 62.1
1982 51.4 62.3
1983 51.8 62.5
1984 52.2 62.6
1985 52.7 62.7
1986 53.3 62.8
1987 53.8 62.8
1988 54.4 62.8
1989 54.9 62.8
1990 55.4 62.8
1991 55.7 62.8
1992 56.1 62.9
1993 56.3 63
1994 56.2 63.1
1995 56.7 63.3
1996 57 63.5
1997 57.2 63.7
1998 57.5 64
1999 57.8 64.2
2000 58.1 64.5
2001 58.4 64.8
2002 58.7 65.1
2003 59 65.4
2004 59.3 65.8
2005 59.6 66.2
2006 60 66.6
2007 60.3 67.1
2008 60.6 67.6
2009 60.9 68
2010 61.3 68.3
2011 61.6 68.6
2012 62 68.9
2013 62.4 69
2014 62.8 69.1
2015 63.2 69.1
2016 63.5 69
2017 63.8 69
2018 64.1 69
2019 64.5 69
2020 64.3 68.7
2021 64.3 68.6
2022 65.2 68.9
2023 65.5 69.3
2024 65.7 69.4
2025 65.9 69.5

Ghana and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Palau
Year Population
Ghana Palau
1960 6,961,215 9,328
1961 7,162,667 9,555
1962 7,337,375 9,793
1963 7,514,714 10,037
1964 7,695,739 10,292
1965 7,882,606 10,547
1966 8,074,521 10,805
1967 8,271,913 10,988
1968 8,475,729 11,080
1969 8,690,383 11,159
1970 8,925,813 11,368
1971 9,176,264 11,759
1972 9,438,187 12,194
1973 9,714,617 12,552
1974 10,000,523 12,687
1975 10,294,308 12,655
1976 10,594,913 12,598
1977 10,911,871 12,525
1978 11,248,450 12,440
1979 11,597,255 12,337
1980 11,941,448 12,271
1981 12,281,712 12,402
1982 12,643,819 12,694
1983 13,029,836 13,006
1984 13,370,590 13,337
1985 13,661,229 13,688
1986 13,965,217 14,024
1987 14,289,108 14,334
1988 14,636,568 14,645
1989 15,006,813 14,945
1990 15,394,648 15,259
1991 15,787,496 15,614
1992 16,184,855 15,989
1993 16,589,519 16,372
1994 16,993,190 16,770
1995 17,399,017 17,195
1996 17,810,181 17,654
1997 18,238,958 18,108
1998 18,688,036 18,524
1999 19,149,864 18,901
2000 19,637,087 19,178
2001 20,167,069 19,352
2002 20,729,388 19,503
2003 21,296,705 19,659
2004 21,868,298 19,820
2005 22,449,438 19,819
2006 23,040,702 19,593
2007 23,642,279 19,302
2008 24,249,946 19,009
2009 24,862,664 18,709
2010 25,474,995 18,396
2011 26,095,088 18,078
2012 26,734,268 17,765
2013 27,386,193 17,648
2014 28,041,592 17,715
2015 28,696,068 17,770
2016 29,356,742 17,797
2017 30,008,354 17,812
2018 30,637,585 17,814
2019 31,258,945 17,798
2020 31,887,809 17,792
2021 32,518,665 17,783
2022 33,149,152 17,759
2023 33,787,914 17,727
2024 34,427,414 17,695

Fertility rates in Ghana and Palau

Fertility rate
Ghana

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Palau
1960 6.89 7.19
1961 6.91 7.17
1962 6.94 7.15
1963 6.94 7.12
1964 6.9 7.08
1965 6.88 7.01
1966 6.86 6.93
1967 6.89 6.84
1968 6.89 6.71
1969 6.95 6.58
1970 6.95 6.39
1971 6.95 6.16
1972 6.92 5.9
1973 6.87 5.59
1974 6.82 5.26
1975 6.76 4.9
1976 6.7 4.53
1977 6.64 4.09
1978 6.56 3.74
1979 6.51 3.49
1980 6.47 3.35
1981 6.42 3.28
1982 6.31 3.22
1983 6.23 3.14
1984 6.15 3.08
1985 6.12 3.01
1986 6.08 2.98
1987 6.02 2.93
1988 5.92 2.91
1989 5.82 2.92
1990 5.74 2.88
1991 5.63 2.74
1992 5.52 2.71
1993 5.41 2.73
1994 5.25 2.66
1995 5.11 2.55
1996 4.96 2.39
1997 4.88 2.19
1998 4.83 2.01
1999 4.82 1.91
2000 4.83 1.82
2001 4.77 1.87
2002 4.69 1.92
2003 4.6 1.96
2004 4.5 1.99
2005 4.5 2.02
2006 4.4 2
2007 4.29 1.97
2008 4.22 1.95
2009 4.18 1.94
2010 4.18 1.94
2011 4.18 1.97
2012 4.15 2.01
2013 4.11 2.05
2014 4.03 2.03
2015 3.98 2
2016 3.87 2.06
2017 3.72 2.02
2018 3.65 1.97
2019 3.59 1.98
2020 3.54 1.97
2021 3.49 1.95
2022 3.43 1.93
2023 3.4 1.91

Ghana and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Palau
Year Median age, years
Ghana Palau
1960 17.7 16.7
1961 17.4 16.1
1962 17.2 15.5
1963 16.9 15.1
1964 16.7 15
1965 16.5 14.9
1966 16.4 14.9
1967 16.2 15.2
1968 16.1 15.7
1969 16 16.1
1970 15.9 16.5
1971 15.9 16.6
1972 15.8 16.6
1973 15.8 16.8
1974 15.8 17.1
1975 15.9 17.4
1976 16 17.8
1977 16.2 18.1
1978 16.4 18.3
1979 16.5 18.6
1980 16.7 18.9
1981 16.7 19.3
1982 16.9 19.9
1983 17 20.5
1984 17.1 21.1
1985 17.1 21.6
1986 17.1 22.2
1987 17.1 23.1
1988 17.1 24
1989 17.1 24.9
1990 17.2 25.6
1991 17.2 26
1992 17.3 26.4
1993 17.4 26.9
1994 17.5 27.4
1995 17.6 27.8
1996 17.7 28.3
1997 17.9 28.8
1998 18.1 29.4
1999 18.3 30.2
2000 18.4 30.8
2001 18.6 31.2
2002 18.8 31.5
2003 19 31.8
2004 19.1 32
2005 19.3 32.3
2006 19.5 32.7
2007 19.7 33.1
2008 19.9 33.5
2009 20 33.9
2010 20.2 34.2
2011 20.3 34.6
2012 20.5 35
2013 20.6 35.3
2014 20.7 35.6
2015 20.8 36
2016 20.9 36.3
2017 21 36.7
2018 21.2 37
2019 21.3 37.4
2020 21.5 37.8
2021 21.7 38.1
2022 21.8 38.5
2023 22 38.8
2024 22.2 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
3.53%
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
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
56
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
n/a
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
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ghana Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
0.9%
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
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Palau
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
82.8%
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
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
64
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
74
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
66.7%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Ghana Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Ghana Palau
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
n/a

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