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Ghana vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 81st vs. 164th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Palestine
Population
35572974
5459557
Population rank 47/197 122/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$4,371
2024
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
$7,705
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Ghana and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Palestine
Year GDP
Ghana Palestine
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 -
1991 $6,603,185,268 -
1992 $6,416,103,926 -
1993 $5,968,922,939 -
1994 $5,446,383,727 $2,843,300,000
1995 $6,464,382,808 $3,282,800,000
1996 $6,932,991,739 $3,409,600,000
1997 $6,891,443,192 $3,759,800,000
1998 $7,482,069,162 $4,067,800,000
1999 $7,718,109,982 $4,271,200,000
2000 $4,982,850,662 $4,313,600,000
2001 $5,314,872,854 $4,003,700,000
2002 $6,166,197,848 $3,555,800,000
2003 $7,632,723,556 $3,968,000,000
2004 $8,881,417,907 $4,603,100,000
2005 $10,744,568,381 $5,125,700,000
2006 $20,885,037,597 $5,348,300,000
2007 $24,827,339,138 $5,815,700,000
2008 $28,679,383,241 $7,310,400,000
2009 $26,048,720,006 $8,085,700,000
2010 $32,197,655,567 $9,681,500,000
2011 $39,336,668,081 $11,186,100,000
2012 $41,271,701,061 $12,208,400,000
2013 $62,845,721,960 $13,515,500,000
2014 $54,678,533,806 $13,989,700,000
2015 $49,436,806,230 $13,972,400,000
2016 $56,144,179,398 $15,405,400,000
2017 $60,385,409,435 $16,128,000,000
2018 $67,259,353,966 $16,276,600,000
2019 $68,352,629,246 $17,133,500,000
2020 $70,008,243,860 $15,531,700,000
2021 $79,514,204,730 $18,109,000,000
2022 $73,919,003,210 $19,165,500,000
2023 $80,547,146,878 $17,847,900,000
2024 $82,825,288,889 $13,711,100,000

Ghana and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Palestine
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 -
1991 $418 -
1992 $396 -
1993 $360 -
1994 $321 $1,202
1995 $372 $1,327
1996 $389 $1,317
1997 $378 $1,389
1998 $400 $1,465
1999 $403 $1,499
2000 $253.7 $1,476
2001 $263.5 $1,336
2002 $297.5 $1,156
2003 $358 $1,258
2004 $406 $1,422
2005 $479 $1,544
2006 $906 $1,570
2007 $1,050 $1,664
2008 $1,183 $2,035
2009 $1,048 $2,192
2010 $1,264 $2,557
2011 $1,507 $2,881
2012 $1,544 $3,067
2013 $2,295 $3,315
2014 $1,950 $3,352
2015 $1,723 $3,272
2016 $1,912 $3,528
2017 $2,012 $3,620
2018 $2,195 $3,562
2019 $2,187 $3,657
2020 $2,195 $3,234
2021 $2,445 $3,679
2022 $2,230 $3,800
2023 $2,384 $3,455
2024 $2,406 $2,592

Ghana vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Palestine
1950 43.1 45.7
1951 43.6 46
1952 44 46.3
1953 44.5 46.6
1954 45 46.9
1955 45.4 47.2
1956 45.7 47.6
1957 46.1 48
1958 46.4 48.4
1959 46.7 48.8
1960 46.9 49.3
1961 47.1 49.8
1962 47.3 50.4
1963 47.5 51
1964 47.6 51.6
1965 47.7 52.2
1966 47.7 52.8
1967 47.7 50.9
1968 47.8 54.1
1969 47.9 54.7
1970 47.9 55.4
1971 47.9 56
1972 48.3 56.7
1973 48.6 57.6
1974 48.9 58
1975 49.3 58.7
1976 49.7 59.4
1977 50.1 60.1
1978 50.5 60.8
1979 50.8 61.5
1980 51.1 62.2
1981 51.3 62.8
1982 51.4 63.5
1983 51.8 64.1
1984 52.2 64.7
1985 52.7 65.3
1986 53.3 65.7
1987 53.8 66.3
1988 54.4 66.7
1989 54.9 67.1
1990 55.4 67.8
1991 55.7 68.2
1992 56.1 68.5
1993 56.3 68.8
1994 56.2 69.3
1995 56.7 69.6
1996 57 70
1997 57.2 70.3
1998 57.5 70.6
1999 57.8 70.8
2000 58.1 70.3
2001 58.4 69.8
2002 58.7 70.9
2003 59 71
2004 59.3 71.1
2005 59.6 72
2006 60 71.8
2007 60.3 72.1
2008 60.6 72.2
2009 60.9 72.3
2010 61.3 73.3
2011 61.6 73.6
2012 62 73.7
2013 62.4 74.1
2014 62.8 72.8
2015 63.2 74.6
2016 63.5 74.9
2017 63.8 75.2
2018 64.1 75.4
2019 64.5 75.8
2020 64.3 75
2021 64.3 73.9
2022 65.2 76.7
2023 65.5 65.2
2024 65.7 69.2
2025 65.9 73.1

Ghana and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Palestine
Year Population
Ghana Palestine
1960 6,961,215 -
1961 7,162,667 -
1962 7,337,375 -
1963 7,514,714 -
1964 7,695,739 -
1965 7,882,606 -
1966 8,074,521 -
1967 8,271,913 -
1968 8,475,729 -
1969 8,690,383 -
1970 8,925,813 -
1971 9,176,264 -
1972 9,438,187 -
1973 9,714,617 -
1974 10,000,523 -
1975 10,294,308 -
1976 10,594,913 -
1977 10,911,871 -
1978 11,248,450 -
1979 11,597,255 -
1980 11,941,448 -
1981 12,281,712 -
1982 12,643,819 -
1983 13,029,836 -
1984 13,370,590 -
1985 13,661,229 -
1986 13,965,217 -
1987 14,289,108 -
1988 14,636,568 -
1989 15,006,813 -
1990 15,394,648 1,978,248
1991 15,787,496 2,068,845
1992 16,184,855 2,163,591
1993 16,589,519 2,262,676
1994 16,993,190 2,366,298
1995 17,399,017 2,474,666
1996 17,810,181 2,587,997
1997 18,238,958 2,706,518
1998 18,688,036 2,776,568
1999 19,149,864 2,848,431
2000 19,637,087 2,922,153
2001 20,167,069 2,997,784
2002 20,729,388 3,075,373
2003 21,296,705 3,154,969
2004 21,868,298 3,236,626
2005 22,449,438 3,320,396
2006 23,040,702 3,406,334
2007 23,642,279 3,494,496
2008 24,249,946 3,591,977
2009 24,862,664 3,689,099
2010 25,474,995 3,786,161
2011 26,095,088 3,882,986
2012 26,734,268 3,979,998
2013 27,386,193 4,076,708
2014 28,041,592 4,173,398
2015 28,696,068 4,270,092
2016 29,356,742 4,367,088
2017 30,008,354 4,454,805
2018 30,637,585 4,569,087
2019 31,258,945 4,685,306
2020 31,887,809 4,803,269
2021 32,518,665 4,922,749
2022 33,149,152 5,043,612
2023 33,787,914 5,165,775
2024 34,427,414 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Ghana and Palestine

Fertility rate
Ghana

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Palestine
1960 6.89 -
1961 6.91 -
1962 6.94 -
1963 6.94 -
1964 6.9 -
1965 6.88 -
1966 6.86 -
1967 6.89 -
1968 6.89 -
1969 6.95 -
1970 6.95 -
1971 6.95 -
1972 6.92 -
1973 6.87 -
1974 6.82 -
1975 6.76 -
1976 6.7 -
1977 6.64 -
1978 6.56 -
1979 6.51 -
1980 6.47 -
1981 6.42 -
1982 6.31 -
1983 6.23 -
1984 6.15 -
1985 6.12 -
1986 6.08 -
1987 6.02 -
1988 5.92 -
1989 5.82 -
1990 5.74 6.81
1991 5.63 6.75
1992 5.52 6.65
1993 5.41 6.5
1994 5.25 6.33
1995 5.11 6.16
1996 4.96 5.99
1997 4.88 5.82
1998 4.83 5.69
1999 4.82 5.58
2000 4.83 5.46
2001 4.77 5.34
2002 4.69 5.22
2003 4.6 5.06
2004 4.5 4.97
2005 4.5 4.87
2006 4.4 4.74
2007 4.29 4.63
2008 4.22 4.51
2009 4.18 4.44
2010 4.18 4.43
2011 4.18 4.31
2012 4.15 4.15
2013 4.11 4.05
2014 4.03 4
2015 3.98 3.98
2016 3.87 3.89
2017 3.72 3.77
2018 3.65 3.67
2019 3.59 3.59
2020 3.54 3.51
2021 3.49 3.44
2022 3.43 3.38
2023 3.4 3.31

Ghana and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Ghana Palestine
1960 17.7 -
1961 17.4 -
1962 17.2 -
1963 16.9 -
1964 16.7 -
1965 16.5 -
1966 16.4 -
1967 16.2 -
1968 16.1 -
1969 16 -
1970 15.9 -
1971 15.9 -
1972 15.8 -
1973 15.8 -
1974 15.8 -
1975 15.9 -
1976 16 -
1977 16.2 -
1978 16.4 -
1979 16.5 -
1980 16.7 -
1981 16.7 -
1982 16.9 -
1983 17 -
1984 17.1 -
1985 17.1 -
1986 17.1 -
1987 17.1 -
1988 17.1 -
1989 17.1 -
1990 17.2 15.4
1991 17.2 15.4
1992 17.3 15.4
1993 17.4 15.5
1994 17.5 15.5
1995 17.6 15.6
1996 17.7 15.7
1997 17.9 15.8
1998 18.1 15.9
1999 18.3 16
2000 18.4 16.2
2001 18.6 16.3
2002 18.8 16.5
2003 19 16.7
2004 19.1 16.9
2005 19.3 17.1
2006 19.5 17.4
2007 19.7 17.6
2008 19.9 17.9
2009 20 18.1
2010 20.2 18.4
2011 20.3 18.6
2012 20.5 18.9
2013 20.6 19.1
2014 20.7 19.4
2015 20.8 19.6
2016 20.9 19.8
2017 21 19.9
2018 21.2 20
2019 21.3 20.2
2020 21.5 20.3
2021 21.7 20.4
2022 21.8 20.6
2023 22 20.8
2024 22.2 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
56
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Ghana Palestine
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
15.4%
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
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Palestine
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
64
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
74
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
97.9%
2024
English speaking
66.7%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Ghana Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Ghana Palestine
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
n/a

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