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Ghana vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 81st vs. 178th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Saint Lucia
Population
35572974
180421
Population rank 47/197 178/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
73 years
2025

Ghana and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
Ghana Saint Lucia
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 $170,370,370
1981 $4,222,441,860 $194,444,444
1982 $4,035,994,398 $183,333,333
1983 $4,057,275,132 $197,037,037
1984 $4,412,279,843 $251,481,481
1985 $4,504,306,723 $284,444,444
1986 $5,735,677,434 $340,000,000
1987 $5,074,829,932 $375,555,556
1988 $5,197,765,032 $429,629,630
1989 $5,251,858,440 $486,666,667
1990 $5,889,106,573 $579,629,630
1991 $6,603,185,268 $613,703,704
1992 $6,416,103,926 $674,074,074
1993 $5,968,922,939 $684,814,815
1994 $5,446,383,727 $713,703,704
1995 $6,464,382,808 $762,962,963
1996 $6,932,991,739 $788,888,889
1997 $6,891,443,192 $805,925,926
1998 $7,482,069,162 $877,407,407
1999 $7,718,109,982 $921,851,852
2000 $4,982,850,662 $932,592,593
2001 $5,314,872,854 $892,592,593
2002 $6,166,197,848 $900,000,000
2003 $7,632,723,556 $987,407,407
2004 $8,881,417,907 $1,066,666,667
2005 $10,744,568,381 $1,135,555,556
2006 $20,885,037,597 $1,268,319,185
2007 $24,827,339,138 $1,336,088,815
2008 $28,679,383,241 $1,437,731,111
2009 $26,048,720,006 $1,401,507,889
2010 $32,197,655,567 $1,482,385,185
2011 $39,336,668,081 $1,568,370,370
2012 $41,271,701,061 $1,598,207,407
2013 $62,845,721,960 $1,660,392,593
2014 $54,678,533,806 $1,749,185,185
2015 $49,436,806,230 $1,807,640,741
2016 $56,144,179,398 $1,868,544,444
2017 $60,385,409,435 $1,998,503,704
2018 $67,259,353,966 $2,060,955,556
2019 $68,352,629,246 $2,095,344,444
2020 $70,008,243,860 $1,499,274,074
2021 $79,514,204,730 $1,867,185,185
2022 $73,919,003,210 $2,342,714,815
2023 $80,547,146,878 $2,430,166,667
2024 $82,825,288,889 $2,549,062,963

Ghana and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Saint Lucia
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 $1,428
1981 $344 $1,605
1982 $319 $1,489
1983 $311 $1,576
1984 $330 $1,979
1985 $330 $2,202
1986 $411 $2,591
1987 $355 $2,819
1988 $355 $3,182
1989 $350 $3,565
1990 $383 $4,205
1991 $418 $4,399
1992 $396 $4,760
1993 $360 $4,765
1994 $321 $4,892
1995 $372 $5,148
1996 $389 $5,244
1997 $378 $5,282
1998 $400 $5,673
1999 $403 $5,883
2000 $253.7 $5,880
2001 $263.5 $5,570
2002 $297.5 $5,568
2003 $358 $6,059
2004 $406 $6,495
2005 $479 $6,863
2006 $906 $7,611
2007 $1,050 $7,964
2008 $1,183 $8,517
2009 $1,048 $8,251
2010 $1,264 $8,674
2011 $1,507 $9,129
2012 $1,544 $9,260
2013 $2,295 $9,577
2014 $1,950 $10,045
2015 $1,723 $10,335
2016 $1,912 $10,638
2017 $2,012 $11,333
2018 $2,195 $11,643
2019 $2,187 $11,794
2020 $2,195 $8,411
2021 $2,445 $10,459
2022 $2,230 $13,104
2023 $2,384 $13,555
2024 $2,406 $14,182

Ghana vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Saint Lucia
1950 43.1 48.3
1951 43.6 49.8
1952 44 52.4
1953 44.5 53.2
1954 45 54.5
1955 45.4 55.4
1956 45.7 55.9
1957 46.1 55.9
1958 46.4 56.6
1959 46.7 57.3
1960 46.9 57.9
1961 47.1 59.1
1962 47.3 59.9
1963 47.5 60.5
1964 47.6 61.3
1965 47.7 61.9
1966 47.7 62.5
1967 47.7 63.2
1968 47.8 63.7
1969 47.9 64
1970 47.9 64.3
1971 47.9 64.5
1972 48.3 64.6
1973 48.6 64.6
1974 48.9 65.4
1975 49.3 65.9
1976 49.7 66.2
1977 50.1 67
1978 50.5 67.4
1979 50.8 67.4
1980 51.1 67.8
1981 51.3 68.7
1982 51.4 69
1983 51.8 70
1984 52.2 70.5
1985 52.7 70.3
1986 53.3 70.2
1987 53.8 69.7
1988 54.4 69.7
1989 54.9 70
1990 55.4 70
1991 55.7 70.3
1992 56.1 70.7
1993 56.3 71
1994 56.2 71.1
1995 56.7 71.2
1996 57 71
1997 57.2 70.8
1998 57.5 70.7
1999 57.8 70.7
2000 58.1 70.8
2001 58.4 71.4
2002 58.7 71.7
2003 59 72.2
2004 59.3 72.5
2005 59.6 72.5
2006 60 72.8
2007 60.3 72.9
2008 60.6 73
2009 60.9 72.9
2010 61.3 72.8
2011 61.6 73
2012 62 72.9
2013 62.4 72.7
2014 62.8 72.7
2015 63.2 72.9
2016 63.5 72.6
2017 63.8 72.5
2018 64.1 72.7
2019 64.5 72.2
2020 64.3 72.3
2021 64.3 69.1
2022 65.2 72.7
2023 65.5 72.7
2024 65.7 72.8
2025 65.9 73

Ghana and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Saint Lucia
Year Population
Ghana Saint Lucia
1960 6,961,215 92,585
1961 7,162,667 93,490
1962 7,337,375 94,505
1963 7,514,714 95,519
1964 7,695,739 96,505
1965 7,882,606 97,493
1966 8,074,521 98,463
1967 8,271,913 99,504
1968 8,475,729 100,675
1969 8,690,383 101,879
1970 8,925,813 103,165
1971 9,176,264 104,564
1972 9,438,187 106,002
1973 9,714,617 107,498
1974 10,000,523 109,076
1975 10,294,308 110,725
1976 10,594,913 112,425
1977 10,911,871 114,135
1978 11,248,450 115,834
1979 11,597,255 117,528
1980 11,941,448 119,290
1981 12,281,712 121,166
1982 12,643,819 123,087
1983 13,029,836 125,044
1984 13,370,590 127,067
1985 13,661,229 129,159
1986 13,965,217 131,239
1987 14,289,108 133,227
1988 14,636,568 135,000
1989 15,006,813 136,512
1990 15,394,648 137,857
1991 15,787,496 139,520
1992 16,184,855 141,617
1993 16,589,519 143,726
1994 16,993,190 145,890
1995 17,399,017 148,208
1996 17,810,181 150,436
1997 18,238,958 152,569
1998 18,688,036 154,677
1999 19,149,864 156,702
2000 19,637,087 158,616
2001 20,167,069 160,237
2002 20,729,388 161,641
2003 21,296,705 162,976
2004 21,868,298 164,239
2005 22,449,438 165,450
2006 23,040,702 166,639
2007 23,642,279 167,758
2008 24,249,946 168,808
2009 24,862,664 169,869
2010 25,474,995 170,906
2011 26,095,088 171,801
2012 26,734,268 172,587
2013 27,386,193 173,369
2014 28,041,592 174,138
2015 28,696,068 174,905
2016 29,356,742 175,646
2017 30,008,354 176,342
2018 30,637,585 177,017
2019 31,258,945 177,661
2020 31,887,809 178,250
2021 32,518,665 178,522
2022 33,149,152 178,781
2023 33,787,914 179,285
2024 34,427,414 179,744

Fertility rates in Ghana and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
Ghana

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Saint Lucia
1960 6.89 6.77
1961 6.91 6.84
1962 6.94 6.82
1963 6.94 6.72
1964 6.9 6.76
1965 6.88 6.69
1966 6.86 6.61
1967 6.89 6.51
1968 6.89 6.39
1969 6.95 6.25
1970 6.95 6.1
1971 6.95 5.95
1972 6.92 5.81
1973 6.87 5.69
1974 6.82 5.57
1975 6.76 5.36
1976 6.7 5.16
1977 6.64 4.97
1978 6.56 4.83
1979 6.51 4.58
1980 6.47 4.41
1981 6.42 4.28
1982 6.31 4.17
1983 6.23 4.08
1984 6.15 4.02
1985 6.12 3.97
1986 6.08 3.8
1987 6.02 3.61
1988 5.92 3.44
1989 5.82 3.31
1990 5.74 3.24
1991 5.63 3.19
1992 5.52 3.11
1993 5.41 3
1994 5.25 3.03
1995 5.11 3.03
1996 4.96 2.71
1997 4.88 2.74
1998 4.83 2.4
1999 4.82 2.5
2000 4.83 2.21
2001 4.77 2.13
2002 4.69 2.03
2003 4.6 1.94
2004 4.5 1.86
2005 4.5 1.81
2006 4.4 1.77
2007 4.29 1.7
2008 4.22 1.7
2009 4.18 1.74
2010 4.18 1.67
2011 4.18 1.5
2012 4.15 1.5
2013 4.11 1.5
2014 4.03 1.49
2015 3.98 1.47
2016 3.87 1.46
2017 3.72 1.45
2018 3.65 1.44
2019 3.59 1.42
2020 3.54 1.41
2021 3.49 1.4
2022 3.43 1.39
2023 3.4 1.38

Ghana and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
Ghana Saint Lucia
1960 17.7 16.5
1961 17.4 16
1962 17.2 15.5
1963 16.9 15.2
1964 16.7 15
1965 16.5 14.8
1966 16.4 14.9
1967 16.2 15
1968 16.1 15.1
1969 16 15
1970 15.9 14.9
1971 15.9 14.9
1972 15.8 14.9
1973 15.8 14.9
1974 15.8 15
1975 15.9 15.2
1976 16 15.4
1977 16.2 15.8
1978 16.4 16.3
1979 16.5 16.8
1980 16.7 17.1
1981 16.7 17.2
1982 16.9 17.3
1983 17 17.5
1984 17.1 17.6
1985 17.1 17.7
1986 17.1 17.8
1987 17.1 18
1988 17.1 18.4
1989 17.1 19.2
1990 17.2 19.9
1991 17.2 20.3
1992 17.3 20.5
1993 17.4 20.7
1994 17.5 20.9
1995 17.6 21.2
1996 17.7 21.4
1997 17.9 21.7
1998 18.1 22.2
1999 18.3 23
2000 18.4 23.8
2001 18.6 24.3
2002 18.8 24.7
2003 19 25
2004 19.1 25.4
2005 19.3 25.8
2006 19.5 26.2
2007 19.7 26.9
2008 19.9 27.9
2009 20 28.7
2010 20.2 29.3
2011 20.3 29.7
2012 20.5 30.2
2013 20.6 30.6
2014 20.7 31.1
2015 20.8 31.5
2016 20.9 31.9
2017 21 32.3
2018 21.2 32.8
2019 21.3 33.2
2020 21.5 33.6
2021 21.7 34
2022 21.8 34.3
2023 22 34.8
2024 22.2 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
3.85%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
2.1%
2015
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
88.8%
2018
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ghana Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
9.7%
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
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
19.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
90.1%
2001
English speaking
66.7%
2023
43%
2023
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
70.1%
2023

Health

Ghana Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
752 mi
2011

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