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Ghana vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 81st vs. 80th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Romania
Population
35572974
18962595
Population rank 47/197 69/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Ghana and Romania: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Romania economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Romania
Year GDP
Ghana Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $5,197,765,032 $40,424,528,302
1989 $5,251,858,440 $41,450,777,202
1990 $5,889,106,573 $38,247,882,300
1991 $6,603,185,268 $28,850,634,900
1992 $6,416,103,926 $25,121,666,667
1993 $5,968,922,939 $26,361,160,450
1994 $5,446,383,727 $30,072,805,104
1995 $6,464,382,808 $37,430,162,103
1996 $6,932,991,739 $36,937,074,278
1997 $6,891,443,192 $35,575,214,078
1998 $7,482,069,162 $41,696,091,974
1999 $7,718,109,982 $35,953,156,754
2000 $4,982,850,662 $37,253,739,511
2001 $5,314,872,854 $40,395,116,581
2002 $6,166,197,848 $46,065,502,703
2003 $7,632,723,556 $57,806,384,143
2004 $8,881,417,907 $74,973,656,852
2005 $10,744,568,381 $98,454,380,120
2006 $20,885,037,597 $122,023,735,993
2007 $24,827,339,138 $174,588,782,939
2008 $28,679,383,241 $214,315,932,061
2009 $26,048,720,006 $174,110,532,659
2010 $32,197,655,567 $170,064,350,672
2011 $39,336,668,081 $192,623,977,894
2012 $41,271,701,061 $179,117,323,107
2013 $62,845,721,960 $189,798,603,751
2014 $54,678,533,806 $199,722,319,676
2015 $49,436,806,230 $177,885,131,240
2016 $56,144,179,398 $185,290,759,249
2017 $60,385,409,435 $210,147,385,855
2018 $67,259,353,966 $243,468,683,030
2019 $68,352,629,246 $251,677,082,534
2020 $70,008,243,860 $252,033,792,712
2021 $79,514,204,730 $286,578,196,368
2022 $73,919,003,210 $296,354,358,293
2023 $80,547,146,878 $350,775,856,415
2024 $82,825,288,889 $382,767,571,329

Ghana and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $355 $1,753
1989 $350 $1,790
1990 $383 $1,648
1991 $418 $1,254
1992 $396 $1,102
1993 $360 $1,158
1994 $321 $1,323
1995 $372 $1,650
1996 $389 $1,633
1997 $378 $1,577
1998 $400 $1,853
1999 $403 $1,600
2000 $253.7 $1,660
2001 $263.5 $1,825
2002 $297.5 $2,120
2003 $358 $2,679
2004 $406 $3,495
2005 $479 $4,618
2006 $906 $5,758
2007 $1,050 $8,360
2008 $1,183 $10,435
2009 $1,048 $8,548
2010 $1,264 $8,400
2011 $1,507 $9,561
2012 $1,544 $8,930
2013 $2,295 $9,498
2014 $1,950 $10,032
2015 $1,723 $8,977
2016 $1,912 $9,405
2017 $2,012 $10,728
2018 $2,195 $12,502
2019 $2,187 $12,992
2020 $2,195 $13,082
2021 $2,445 $14,987
2022 $2,230 $15,558
2023 $2,384 $18,404
2024 $2,406 $20,072

Ghana vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Romania
1950 43.1 60.5
1951 43.6 61.2
1952 44 61.8
1953 44.5 62.5
1954 45 63
1955 45.4 63.3
1956 45.7 63.6
1957 46.1 64
1958 46.4 64.4
1959 46.7 64.9
1960 46.9 65.6
1961 47.1 66.4
1962 47.3 67.2
1963 47.5 67.8
1964 47.6 68.4
1965 47.7 68.4
1966 47.7 68.2
1967 47.7 68.1
1968 47.8 67.9
1969 47.9 67.2
1970 47.9 67.9
1971 47.9 68.4
1972 48.3 69
1973 48.6 68.7
1974 48.9 69.5
1975 49.3 69.6
1976 49.7 69.9
1977 50.1 69.5
1978 50.5 69.8
1979 50.8 69.5
1980 51.1 69.2
1981 51.3 69.5
1982 51.4 69.8
1983 51.8 69.8
1984 52.2 69.9
1985 52.7 69.4
1986 53.3 69.7
1987 53.8 69.1
1988 54.4 69.4
1989 54.9 69.5
1990 55.4 69.8
1991 55.7 70
1992 56.1 69.5
1993 56.3 69.5
1994 56.2 69.3
1995 56.7 69.3
1996 57 68.8
1997 57.2 69.1
1998 57.5 69.9
1999 57.8 70.6
2000 58.1 71.2
2001 58.4 71.1
2002 58.7 70.8
2003 59 70.8
2004 59.3 71.1
2005 59.6 71.6
2006 60 72.2
2007 60.3 72.8
2008 60.6 73.2
2009 60.9 73.5
2010 61.3 73.6
2011 61.6 74.3
2012 62 74.3
2013 62.4 74.9
2014 62.8 74.8
2015 63.2 74.7
2016 63.5 75
2017 63.8 75
2018 64.1 75.1
2019 64.5 75.3
2020 64.3 74
2021 64.3 72.7
2022 65.2 75.3
2023 65.5 75.9
2024 65.7 76.1
2025 65.9 76.2

Ghana and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Romania
Year Population
Ghana Romania
1960 6,961,215 18,406,905
1961 7,162,667 18,555,250
1962 7,337,375 18,676,550
1963 7,514,714 18,797,850
1964 7,695,739 18,919,126
1965 7,882,606 19,031,576
1966 8,074,521 19,215,450
1967 8,271,913 19,534,242
1968 8,475,729 19,799,831
1969 8,690,383 20,009,141
1970 8,925,813 20,250,398
1971 9,176,264 20,461,567
1972 9,438,187 20,657,957
1973 9,714,617 20,835,681
1974 10,000,523 21,029,429
1975 10,294,308 21,293,583
1976 10,594,913 21,551,634
1977 10,911,871 21,756,096
1978 11,248,450 21,951,464
1979 11,597,255 22,090,488
1980 11,941,448 22,207,282
1981 12,281,712 22,353,070
1982 12,643,819 22,475,741
1983 13,029,836 22,560,478
1984 13,370,590 22,640,547
1985 13,661,229 22,732,999
1986 13,965,217 22,836,841
1987 14,289,108 22,949,430
1988 14,636,568 23,057,662
1989 15,006,813 23,161,458
1990 15,394,648 23,201,835
1991 15,787,496 23,001,155
1992 16,184,855 22,794,284
1993 16,589,519 22,763,280
1994 16,993,190 22,730,211
1995 17,399,017 22,684,270
1996 17,810,181 22,619,004
1997 18,238,958 22,553,978
1998 18,688,036 22,507,344
1999 19,149,864 22,472,040
2000 19,637,087 22,442,971
2001 20,167,069 22,131,970
2002 20,729,388 21,730,496
2003 21,296,705 21,574,326
2004 21,868,298 21,451,748
2005 22,449,438 21,319,685
2006 23,040,702 21,193,760
2007 23,642,279 20,882,982
2008 24,249,946 20,537,875
2009 24,862,664 20,367,487
2010 25,474,995 20,246,871
2011 26,095,088 20,147,528
2012 26,734,268 20,058,035
2013 27,386,193 19,983,693
2014 28,041,592 19,908,979
2015 28,696,068 19,815,616
2016 29,356,742 19,702,267
2017 30,008,354 19,588,715
2018 30,637,585 19,473,970
2019 31,258,945 19,371,648
2020 31,887,809 19,265,250
2021 32,518,665 19,122,059
2022 33,149,152 19,048,502
2023 33,787,914 19,059,479
2024 34,427,414 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Ghana and Romania

Fertility rate
Ghana

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Romania
1960 6.89 2.34
1961 6.91 2.17
1962 6.94 2.04
1963 6.94 2.01
1964 6.9 1.96
1965 6.88 1.91
1966 6.86 1.9
1967 6.89 3.66
1968 6.89 3.63
1969 6.95 3.19
1970 6.95 2.89
1971 6.95 2.67
1972 6.92 2.55
1973 6.87 2.44
1974 6.82 2.71
1975 6.76 2.59
1976 6.7 2.54
1977 6.64 2.57
1978 6.56 2.52
1979 6.51 2.49
1980 6.47 2.43
1981 6.42 2.36
1982 6.31 2.17
1983 6.23 2.06
1984 6.15 2.26
1985 6.12 2.31
1986 6.08 2.39
1987 6.02 2.38
1988 5.92 2.3
1989 5.82 2.22
1990 5.74 1.83
1991 5.63 1.59
1992 5.52 1.51
1993 5.41 1.43
1994 5.25 1.4
1995 5.11 1.33
1996 4.96 1.3
1997 4.88 1.32
1998 4.83 1.32
1999 4.82 1.3
2000 4.83 1.31
2001 4.77 1.27
2002 4.69 1.27
2003 4.6 1.3
2004 4.5 1.33
2005 4.5 1.4
2006 4.4 1.42
2007 4.29 1.45
2008 4.22 1.6
2009 4.18 1.66
2010 4.18 1.59
2011 4.18 1.47
2012 4.15 1.52
2013 4.11 1.46
2014 4.03 1.56
2015 3.98 1.62
2016 3.87 1.69
2017 3.72 1.78
2018 3.65 1.76
2019 3.59 1.77
2020 3.54 1.8
2021 3.49 1.81
2022 3.43 1.71
2023 3.4 1.71

Ghana and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Romania
Year Median age, years
Ghana Romania
1960 17.7 28.5
1961 17.4 28.9
1962 17.2 29.3
1963 16.9 29.7
1964 16.7 30.2
1965 16.5 30.6
1966 16.4 31
1967 16.2 31.3
1968 16.1 31.3
1969 16 31.3
1970 15.9 31.4
1971 15.9 31.4
1972 15.8 31.5
1973 15.8 31.5
1974 15.8 31.6
1975 15.9 31.7
1976 16 31.8
1977 16.2 31.8
1978 16.4 31.7
1979 16.5 31.7
1980 16.7 31.8
1981 16.7 31.9
1982 16.9 32
1983 17 32.1
1984 17.1 32.3
1985 17.1 32.5
1986 17.1 32.7
1987 17.1 32.8
1988 17.1 32.8
1989 17.1 32.9
1990 17.2 33
1991 17.2 33.1
1992 17.3 33.3
1993 17.4 33.6
1994 17.5 33.8
1995 17.6 34
1996 17.7 34.2
1997 17.9 34.4
1998 18.1 34.6
1999 18.3 34.7
2000 18.4 34.8
2001 18.6 34.8
2002 18.8 35.3
2003 19 36
2004 19.1 36.6
2005 19.3 37
2006 19.5 37.3
2007 19.7 37.7
2008 19.9 38.2
2009 20 38.8
2010 20.2 39.3
2011 20.3 39.8
2012 20.5 40.2
2013 20.6 40.5
2014 20.7 40.9
2015 20.8 41.3
2016 20.9 41.7
2017 21 42
2018 21.2 42.3
2019 21.3 42.6
2020 21.5 42.9
2021 21.7 43.2
2022 21.8 43.3
2023 22 43.5
2024 22.2 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Ghana Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Romania
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
99.2%
2021
English speaking
66.7%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Ghana Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Romania
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
53,679 mi
2023

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