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Ghana vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 81st vs. 158th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Qatar
Population
35572974
2964497
Population rank 47/197 137/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Ghana and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Qatar
Year GDP
Ghana Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $2,417,108,578 $387,703,106
1972 $2,112,293,280 $510,262,500
1973 $3,006,766,758 $793,885,560
1974 $2,894,409,938 $2,401,403,227
1975 $2,810,106,383 $2,512,773,166
1976 $2,765,254,237 $3,284,273,987
1977 $3,189,428,571 $3,617,564,638
1978 $3,662,478,185 $4,052,000,413
1979 $4,020,227,920 $5,632,962,997
1980 $4,445,228,216 $7,829,165,262
1981 $4,222,441,860 $8,661,263,764
1982 $4,035,994,398 $7,596,703,214
1983 $4,057,275,132 $6,467,582,308
1984 $4,412,279,843 $6,704,395,824
1985 $4,504,306,723 $6,153,296,456
1986 $5,735,677,434 $5,053,021,951
1987 $5,074,829,932 $5,446,428,681
1988 $5,197,765,032 $6,038,187,033
1989 $5,251,858,440 $6,487,912,088
1990 $5,889,106,573 $7,360,439,423
1991 $6,603,185,268 $6,883,516,484
1992 $6,416,103,926 $7,646,153,984
1993 $5,968,922,939 $7,156,593,654
1994 $5,446,383,727 $7,374,450,769
1995 $6,464,382,808 $8,137,911,978
1996 $6,932,991,739 $9,059,340,385
1997 $6,891,443,192 $11,297,802,115
1998 $7,482,069,162 $10,255,495,027
1999 $7,718,109,982 $12,393,131,868
2000 $4,982,850,662 $17,759,890,110
2001 $5,314,872,854 $17,538,461,538
2002 $6,166,197,848 $19,363,736,264
2003 $7,632,723,556 $23,533,791,209
2004 $8,881,417,907 $31,734,065,934
2005 $10,744,568,381 $44,530,494,505
2006 $20,885,037,597 $60,882,142,857
2007 $24,827,339,138 $79,712,087,912
2008 $28,679,383,241 $115,270,054,945
2009 $26,048,720,006 $97,798,351,648
2010 $32,197,655,567 $125,122,306,346
2011 $39,336,668,081 $167,775,268,626
2012 $41,271,701,061 $186,833,502,363
2013 $62,845,721,960 $198,727,642,967
2014 $54,678,533,806 $206,224,598,571
2015 $49,436,806,230 $161,739,955,577
2016 $56,144,179,398 $151,732,181,868
2017 $60,385,409,435 $161,099,122,225
2018 $67,259,353,966 $183,334,953,819
2019 $68,352,629,246 $176,371,267,692
2020 $70,008,243,860 $144,411,363,352
2021 $79,514,204,730 $179,732,009,560
2022 $73,919,003,210 $235,709,325,714
2023 $80,547,146,878 $213,002,809,341
2024 $82,825,288,889 $217,982,967,033

Ghana and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $263.4 $2,952
1972 $223.8 $3,483
1973 $310 $4,905
1974 $289.4 $13,540
1975 $273 $13,014
1976 $261 $15,710
1977 $292.3 $16,058
1978 $326 $16,757
1979 $347 $21,777
1980 $372 $28,375
1981 $344 $29,505
1982 $319 $24,385
1983 $311 $19,616
1984 $330 $19,272
1985 $330 $16,815
1986 $411 $13,213
1987 $355 $13,719
1988 $355 $14,682
1989 $350 $15,243
1990 $383 $16,722
1991 $418 $15,133
1992 $396 $16,280
1993 $360 $14,770
1994 $321 $14,765
1995 $372 $15,823
1996 $389 $17,125
1997 $378 $20,523
1998 $400 $17,665
1999 $403 $20,234
2000 $253.7 $27,535
2001 $263.5 $25,871
2002 $297.5 $27,227
2003 $358 $31,602
2004 $406 $41,036
2005 $479 $53,950
2006 $906 $62,582
2007 $1,050 $65,954
2008 $1,183 $80,781
2009 $1,048 $60,786
2010 $1,264 $77,387
2011 $1,507 $103,262
2012 $1,544 $108,470
2013 $2,295 $103,697
2014 $1,950 $95,841
2015 $1,723 $68,985
2016 $1,912 $61,254
2017 $2,012 $63,280
2018 $2,195 $71,040
2019 $2,187 $66,841
2020 $2,195 $51,684
2021 $2,445 $71,752
2022 $2,230 $88,701
2023 $2,384 $80,196
2024 $2,406 $76,276

Ghana vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Qatar
1950 43.1 50.8
1951 43.6 51.5
1952 44 52.1
1953 44.5 52.8
1954 45 53.5
1955 45.4 54.2
1956 45.7 54.9
1957 46.1 55.6
1958 46.4 56.3
1959 46.7 57
1960 46.9 57.8
1961 47.1 58.5
1962 47.3 59.2
1963 47.5 60
1964 47.6 60.7
1965 47.7 61.4
1966 47.7 62.2
1967 47.7 62.9
1968 47.8 63.6
1969 47.9 64.2
1970 47.9 64.9
1971 47.9 65.5
1972 48.3 66.1
1973 48.6 66.6
1974 48.9 67.2
1975 49.3 67.7
1976 49.7 68.2
1977 50.1 68.6
1978 50.5 69.1
1979 50.8 69.5
1980 51.1 69.9
1981 51.3 70.3
1982 51.4 70.7
1983 51.8 71.1
1984 52.2 71.5
1985 52.7 71.8
1986 53.3 72.2
1987 53.8 72.5
1988 54.4 72.8
1989 54.9 73.1
1990 55.4 73.4
1991 55.7 73.7
1992 56.1 73.9
1993 56.3 74.1
1994 56.2 74.2
1995 56.7 74.4
1996 57 74.6
1997 57.2 74.7
1998 57.5 74.9
1999 57.8 75
2000 58.1 75.3
2001 58.4 75.5
2002 58.7 75.8
2003 59 76.1
2004 59.3 76.5
2005 59.6 76.9
2006 60 77.3
2007 60.3 77.7
2008 60.6 78.3
2009 60.9 78.8
2010 61.3 79.4
2011 61.6 80
2012 62 80.5
2013 62.4 81
2014 62.8 81.4
2015 63.2 81.8
2016 63.5 82.1
2017 63.8 82.5
2018 64.1 82.7
2019 64.5 82.9
2020 64.3 80.4
2021 64.3 81.1
2022 65.2 81.9
2023 65.5 82.4
2024 65.7 82.5
2025 65.9 82.7

Ghana and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Qatar
Year Population
Ghana Qatar
1960 6,961,215 36,010
1961 7,162,667 39,680
1962 7,337,375 44,630
1963 7,514,714 50,380
1964 7,695,739 56,867
1965 7,882,606 64,065
1966 8,074,521 72,192
1967 8,271,913 81,439
1968 8,475,729 91,749
1969 8,690,383 103,025
1970 8,925,813 116,350
1971 9,176,264 131,346
1972 9,438,187 146,506
1973 9,714,617 161,841
1974 10,000,523 177,362
1975 10,294,308 193,087
1976 10,594,913 209,052
1977 10,911,871 225,285
1978 11,248,450 241,808
1979 11,597,255 258,670
1980 11,941,448 275,913
1981 12,281,712 293,553
1982 12,643,819 311,537
1983 13,029,836 329,709
1984 13,370,590 347,878
1985 13,661,229 365,940
1986 13,965,217 382,422
1987 14,289,108 397,005
1988 14,636,568 411,264
1989 15,006,813 425,646
1990 15,394,648 440,175
1991 15,787,496 454,853
1992 16,184,855 469,657
1993 16,589,519 484,545
1994 16,993,190 499,459
1995 17,399,017 514,325
1996 17,810,181 529,019
1997 18,238,958 550,500
1998 18,688,036 580,540
1999 19,149,864 612,500
2000 19,637,087 644,989
2001 20,167,069 677,925
2002 20,729,388 711,205
2003 21,296,705 744,682
2004 21,868,298 773,332
2005 22,449,438 825,408
2006 23,040,702 972,831
2007 23,642,279 1,208,595
2008 24,249,946 1,426,938
2009 24,862,664 1,608,903
2010 25,474,995 1,616,832
2011 26,095,088 1,624,761
2012 26,734,268 1,722,438
2013 27,386,193 1,916,426
2014 28,041,592 2,151,745
2015 28,696,068 2,344,557
2016 29,356,742 2,477,113
2017 30,008,354 2,545,820
2018 30,637,585 2,580,734
2019 31,258,945 2,638,657
2020 31,887,809 2,794,148
2021 32,518,665 2,504,910
2022 33,149,152 2,657,333
2023 33,787,914 2,656,032
2024 34,427,414 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Ghana and Qatar

Fertility rate
Ghana

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Qatar
1960 6.89 6.53
1961 6.91 6.53
1962 6.94 6.53
1963 6.94 6.53
1964 6.9 6.53
1965 6.88 6.53
1966 6.86 6.52
1967 6.89 6.46
1968 6.89 6.39
1969 6.95 6.31
1970 6.95 6.23
1971 6.95 6.15
1972 6.92 6.07
1973 6.87 6.01
1974 6.82 5.94
1975 6.76 5.86
1976 6.7 5.78
1977 6.64 5.69
1978 6.56 5.58
1979 6.51 5.46
1980 6.47 5.33
1981 6.42 5.2
1982 6.31 5.04
1983 6.23 4.9
1984 6.15 4.76
1985 6.12 4.64
1986 6.08 4.57
1987 6.02 4.54
1988 5.92 4.51
1989 5.82 4.41
1990 5.74 4.23
1991 5.63 3.99
1992 5.52 3.85
1993 5.41 3.77
1994 5.25 3.67
1995 5.11 3.56
1996 4.96 3.44
1997 4.88 3.33
1998 4.83 3.21
1999 4.82 3.12
2000 4.83 3.07
2001 4.77 3.08
2002 4.69 3.01
2003 4.6 2.93
2004 4.5 2.79
2005 4.5 2.64
2006 4.4 2.51
2007 4.29 2.44
2008 4.22 2.37
2009 4.18 2.25
2010 4.18 2.14
2011 4.18 2.07
2012 4.15 2.04
2013 4.11 2.03
2014 4.03 2.03
2015 3.98 1.98
2016 3.87 1.86
2017 3.72 1.83
2018 3.65 1.76
2019 3.59 1.73
2020 3.54 1.68
2021 3.49 1.61
2022 3.43 1.74
2023 3.4 1.73

Ghana and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Ghana Qatar
1960 17.7 18
1961 17.4 19
1962 17.2 20.1
1963 16.9 21.1
1964 16.7 21.8
1965 16.5 22.5
1966 16.4 23
1967 16.2 23.5
1968 16.1 24
1969 16 24.4
1970 15.9 23.7
1971 15.9 22.2
1972 15.8 21.3
1973 15.8 20.9
1974 15.8 20.8
1975 15.9 21
1976 16 21.3
1977 16.2 21.8
1978 16.4 22.3
1979 16.5 22.9
1980 16.7 23.5
1981 16.7 24.1
1982 16.9 24.8
1983 17 25.6
1984 17.1 26.3
1985 17.1 27
1986 17.1 27.4
1987 17.1 27.5
1988 17.1 27.5
1989 17.1 27.6
1990 17.2 27.7
1991 17.2 27.9
1992 17.3 28.1
1993 17.4 28.4
1994 17.5 28.7
1995 17.6 29.1
1996 17.7 29.6
1997 17.9 29.9
1998 18.1 29.8
1999 18.3 29.8
2000 18.4 29.9
2001 18.6 30.1
2002 18.8 30.5
2003 19 30.9
2004 19.1 31
2005 19.3 30.9
2006 19.5 30.6
2007 19.7 30.1
2008 19.9 30.1
2009 20 30.8
2010 20.2 31.3
2011 20.3 31.2
2012 20.5 31
2013 20.6 30.9
2014 20.7 31.1
2015 20.8 31.2
2016 20.9 31.4
2017 21 31.6
2018 21.2 31.9
2019 21.3 32.3
2020 21.5 32.6
2021 21.7 32.9
2022 21.8 33.4
2023 22 34.1
2024 22.2 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Ghana Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Qatar
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
97.8%
2014
English speaking
66.7%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Ghana Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Qatar
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
4,374 mi
2016

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