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Ghana vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 81st vs. 128th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Slovakia
Population
35572974
5390674
Population rank 47/197 125/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

Ghana and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Slovakia
Year GDP
Ghana Slovakia
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 $12,915,046,978
1991 $6,603,185,268 $14,459,924,589
1992 $6,416,103,926 $15,699,327,209
1993 $5,968,922,939 $16,737,973,764
1994 $5,446,383,727 $20,428,139,756
1995 $6,464,382,808 $26,180,022,222
1996 $6,932,991,739 $28,197,790,875
1997 $6,891,443,192 $27,844,628,979
1998 $7,482,069,162 $29,976,207,629
1999 $7,718,109,982 $30,496,272,225
2000 $4,982,850,662 $29,215,726,005
2001 $5,314,872,854 $30,726,659,551
2002 $6,166,197,848 $35,243,658,399
2003 $7,632,723,556 $46,616,149,117
2004 $8,881,417,907 $57,215,475,076
2005 $10,744,568,381 $62,547,753,148
2006 $20,885,037,597 $70,751,813,443
2007 $24,827,339,138 $86,587,749,518
2008 $28,679,383,241 $100,830,060,553
2009 $26,048,720,006 $89,342,984,698
2010 $32,197,655,567 $91,112,160,801
2011 $39,336,668,081 $99,705,104,723
2012 $41,271,701,061 $94,724,394,278
2013 $62,845,721,960 $99,134,277,850
2014 $54,678,533,806 $101,713,075,599
2015 $49,436,806,230 $89,178,548,717
2016 $56,144,179,398 $90,347,173,229
2017 $60,385,409,435 $95,978,130,735
2018 $67,259,353,966 $106,611,673,365
2019 $68,352,629,246 $105,843,498,304
2020 $70,008,243,860 $107,732,602,896
2021 $79,514,204,730 $120,560,912,621
2022 $73,919,003,210 $115,884,262,198
2023 $80,547,146,878 $133,896,931,490
2024 $82,825,288,889 $141,775,733,420

Ghana and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Slovakia
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 $2,437
1991 $418 $2,727
1992 $396 $2,959
1993 $360 $3,143
1994 $321 $3,821
1995 $372 $4,883
1996 $389 $5,248
1997 $378 $5,172
1998 $400 $5,561
1999 $403 $5,652
2000 $253.7 $5,422
2001 $263.5 $5,712
2002 $297.5 $6,555
2003 $358 $8,675
2004 $406 $10,650
2005 $479 $11,642
2006 $906 $13,168
2007 $1,050 $16,110
2008 $1,183 $18,744
2009 $1,048 $16,587
2010 $1,264 $16,899
2011 $1,507 $18,469
2012 $1,544 $17,517
2013 $2,295 $18,313
2014 $1,950 $18,771
2015 $1,723 $16,442
2016 $1,912 $16,636
2017 $2,012 $17,646
2018 $2,195 $19,573
2019 $2,187 $19,406
2020 $2,195 $19,735
2021 $2,445 $22,132
2022 $2,230 $21,335
2023 $2,384 $24,674
2024 $2,406 $26,148

Ghana vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Slovakia
1950 43.1 60.8
1951 43.6 61.1
1952 44 64.3
1953 44.5 65.7
1954 45 66.7
1955 45.4 67.8
1956 45.7 68.4
1957 46.1 67.5
1958 46.4 69.4
1959 46.7 69
1960 46.9 70.3
1961 47.1 70.8
1962 47.3 70.3
1963 47.5 70.7
1964 47.6 71.1
1965 47.7 70.3
1966 47.7 70.4
1967 47.7 71
1968 47.8 70.5
1969 47.9 69.8
1970 47.9 69.7
1971 47.9 69.9
1972 48.3 70.3
1973 48.6 70
1974 48.9 70.2
1975 49.3 70.3
1976 49.7 70.5
1977 50.1 70.4
1978 50.5 70.4
1979 50.8 70.7
1980 51.1 70.4
1981 51.3 70.6
1982 51.4 70.8
1983 51.8 70.5
1984 52.2 70.7
1985 52.7 70.7
1986 53.3 70.9
1987 53.8 71.1
1988 54.4 71.1
1989 54.9 70.9
1990 55.4 70.8
1991 55.7 70.9
1992 56.1 71.4
1993 56.3 71.9
1994 56.2 72.3
1995 56.7 72.3
1996 57 72.7
1997 57.2 72.7
1998 57.5 72.6
1999 57.8 73
2000 58.1 73.1
2001 58.4 73.6
2002 58.7 73.8
2003 59 73.8
2004 59.3 74.2
2005 59.6 74.2
2006 60 74.4
2007 60.3 74.5
2008 60.6 74.9
2009 60.9 75.2
2010 61.3 75.5
2011 61.6 76
2012 62 76.2
2013 62.4 76.5
2014 62.8 76.8
2015 63.2 76.7
2016 63.5 77.2
2017 63.8 77.2
2018 64.1 77.3
2019 64.5 77.7
2020 64.3 76.9
2021 64.3 74.6
2022 65.2 77
2023 65.5 78.3
2024 65.7 78.5
2025 65.9 78.7

Ghana and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Slovakia
Year Population
Ghana Slovakia
1960 6,961,215 4,068,095
1961 7,162,667 4,191,667
1962 7,337,375 4,238,188
1963 7,514,714 4,282,017
1964 7,695,739 4,327,341
1965 7,882,606 4,370,983
1966 8,074,521 4,411,666
1967 8,271,913 4,449,367
1968 8,475,729 4,483,915
1969 8,690,383 4,518,607
1970 8,925,813 4,538,223
1971 9,176,264 4,557,449
1972 9,438,187 4,596,622
1973 9,714,617 4,641,445
1974 10,000,523 4,689,623
1975 10,294,308 4,739,105
1976 10,594,913 4,789,507
1977 10,911,871 4,840,501
1978 11,248,450 4,890,125
1979 11,597,255 4,938,973
1980 11,941,448 4,979,815
1981 12,281,712 5,016,105
1982 12,643,819 5,055,099
1983 13,029,836 5,091,971
1984 13,370,590 5,127,097
1985 13,661,229 5,161,768
1986 13,965,217 5,193,838
1987 14,289,108 5,222,840
1988 14,636,568 5,250,596
1989 15,006,813 5,275,942
1990 15,394,648 5,299,187
1991 15,787,496 5,303,294
1992 16,184,855 5,305,016
1993 16,589,519 5,325,305
1994 16,993,190 5,346,331
1995 17,399,017 5,361,999
1996 17,810,181 5,373,361
1997 18,238,958 5,383,291
1998 18,688,036 5,390,516
1999 19,149,864 5,396,020
2000 19,637,087 5,388,720
2001 20,167,069 5,378,867
2002 20,729,388 5,376,912
2003 21,296,705 5,373,374
2004 21,868,298 5,372,280
2005 22,449,438 5,372,807
2006 23,040,702 5,373,054
2007 23,642,279 5,374,622
2008 24,249,946 5,379,233
2009 24,862,664 5,386,406
2010 25,474,995 5,391,428
2011 26,095,088 5,398,384
2012 26,734,268 5,407,579
2013 27,386,193 5,413,393
2014 28,041,592 5,418,649
2015 28,696,068 5,423,801
2016 29,356,742 5,430,798
2017 30,008,354 5,439,232
2018 30,637,585 5,446,771
2019 31,258,945 5,454,147
2020 31,887,809 5,458,827
2021 32,518,665 5,447,247
2022 33,149,152 5,431,752
2023 33,787,914 5,426,740
2024 34,427,414 5,422,069

Fertility rates in Ghana and Slovakia

Fertility rate
Ghana

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Slovakia
1960 6.89 3.04
1961 6.91 2.96
1962 6.94 2.83
1963 6.94 2.92
1964 6.9 2.89
1965 6.88 2.78
1966 6.86 2.66
1967 6.89 2.48
1968 6.89 2.39
1969 6.95 2.43
1970 6.95 2.41
1971 6.95 2.43
1972 6.92 2.49
1973 6.87 2.56
1974 6.82 2.61
1975 6.76 2.55
1976 6.7 2.55
1977 6.64 2.49
1978 6.56 2.47
1979 6.51 2.45
1980 6.47 2.32
1981 6.42 2.29
1982 6.31 2.28
1983 6.23 2.28
1984 6.15 2.26
1985 6.12 2.26
1986 6.08 2.2
1987 6.02 2.14
1988 5.92 2.13
1989 5.82 2.07
1990 5.74 2.09
1991 5.63 2.05
1992 5.52 1.93
1993 5.41 1.87
1994 5.25 1.67
1995 5.11 1.52
1996 4.96 1.47
1997 4.88 1.43
1998 4.83 1.37
1999 4.82 1.33
2000 4.83 1.3
2001 4.77 1.2
2002 4.69 1.19
2003 4.6 1.2
2004 4.5 1.25
2005 4.5 1.27
2006 4.4 1.25
2007 4.29 1.27
2008 4.22 1.34
2009 4.18 1.44
2010 4.18 1.43
2011 4.18 1.45
2012 4.15 1.34
2013 4.11 1.34
2014 4.03 1.37
2015 3.98 1.4
2016 3.87 1.48
2017 3.72 1.52
2018 3.65 1.54
2019 3.59 1.57
2020 3.54 1.59
2021 3.49 1.63
2022 3.43 1.57
2023 3.4 1.49

Ghana and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
Ghana Slovakia
1960 17.7 27.6
1961 17.4 27.7
1962 17.2 27.8
1963 16.9 27.9
1964 16.7 27.9
1965 16.5 28
1966 16.4 28
1967 16.2 28.1
1968 16.1 28.2
1969 16 28.3
1970 15.9 28.3
1971 15.9 28.3
1972 15.8 28.3
1973 15.8 28.4
1974 15.8 28.4
1975 15.9 28.4
1976 16 28.4
1977 16.2 28.5
1978 16.4 28.6
1979 16.5 28.8
1980 16.7 28.9
1981 16.7 29.1
1982 16.9 29.4
1983 17 29.6
1984 17.1 29.8
1985 17.1 30.1
1986 17.1 30.3
1987 17.1 30.6
1988 17.1 30.8
1989 17.1 31.1
1990 17.2 31.3
1991 17.2 31.5
1992 17.3 31.7
1993 17.4 31.9
1994 17.5 32.2
1995 17.6 32.5
1996 17.7 32.7
1997 17.9 33
1998 18.1 33.3
1999 18.3 33.6
2000 18.4 33.9
2001 18.6 34.3
2002 18.8 34.6
2003 19 34.9
2004 19.1 35.2
2005 19.3 35.5
2006 19.5 35.8
2007 19.7 36.2
2008 19.9 36.6
2009 20 36.9
2010 20.2 37.3
2011 20.3 37.6
2012 20.5 38
2013 20.6 38.4
2014 20.7 38.8
2015 20.8 39.2
2016 20.9 39.6
2017 21 40
2018 21.2 40.4
2019 21.3 40.8
2020 21.5 41.2
2021 21.7 41.5
2022 21.8 41.9
2023 22 42.3
2024 22.2 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

Ghana Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Slovakia
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
99.6%
2004
English speaking
66.7%
2023
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

Ghana Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
27.3 years
2023
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
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Slovakia
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
24,224 mi
2018

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