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Ghana vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 81st vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Tajikistan
Population
35572974
10940854
Population rank 47/197 88/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Ghana and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Ghana Tajikistan
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 $2,629,395,066
1991 $6,603,185,268 $2,536,585,366
1992 $6,416,103,926 $1,908,554,572
1993 $5,968,922,939 $1,646,623,195
1994 $5,446,383,727 $1,522,001,206
1995 $6,464,382,808 $1,231,561,860
1996 $6,932,991,739 $1,043,654,822
1997 $6,891,443,192 $921,518,033
1998 $7,482,069,162 $1,320,199,582
1999 $7,718,109,982 $1,086,612,290
2000 $4,982,850,662 $860,541,842
2001 $5,314,872,854 $1,080,772,551
2002 $6,166,197,848 $1,221,106,220
2003 $7,632,723,556 $1,555,318,261
2004 $8,881,417,907 $2,076,176,869
2005 $10,744,568,381 $2,312,352,021
2006 $20,885,037,597 $2,830,213,849
2007 $24,827,339,138 $3,719,524,541
2008 $28,679,383,241 $5,161,299,725
2009 $26,048,720,006 $4,979,472,364
2010 $32,197,655,567 $5,642,221,099
2011 $39,336,668,081 $6,522,756,255
2012 $41,271,701,061 $7,633,036,903
2013 $62,845,721,960 $8,448,411,318
2014 $54,678,533,806 $9,112,605,459
2015 $49,436,806,230 $8,271,431,485
2016 $56,144,179,398 $6,992,416,097
2017 $60,385,409,435 $7,536,402,853
2018 $67,259,353,966 $7,764,999,999
2019 $68,352,629,246 $8,300,813,599
2020 $70,008,243,860 $8,133,963,551
2021 $79,514,204,730 $8,937,805,347
2022 $73,919,003,210 $10,713,525,200
2023 $80,547,146,878 $12,244,169,293
2024 $82,825,288,889 $14,204,575,549

Ghana and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Tajikistan
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 $487
1991 $418 $458
1992 $396 $338
1993 $360 $287.6
1994 $321 $261.3
1995 $372 $207
1996 $389 $172
1997 $378 $150.1
1998 $400 $213.7
1999 $403 $175
2000 $253.7 $136.9
2001 $263.5 $168.7
2002 $297.5 $187
2003 $358 $233.6
2004 $406 $306
2005 $479 $334
2006 $906 $401
2007 $1,050 $517
2008 $1,183 $703
2009 $1,048 $665
2010 $1,264 $737
2011 $1,507 $834
2012 $1,544 $952
2013 $2,295 $1,028
2014 $1,950 $1,082
2015 $1,723 $957
2016 $1,912 $789
2017 $2,012 $829
2018 $2,195 $834
2019 $2,187 $871
2020 $2,195 $834
2021 $2,445 $897
2022 $2,230 $1,052
2023 $2,384 $1,178
2024 $2,406 $1,341

Ghana vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Tajikistan
1950 43.1 49.3
1951 43.6 49.6
1952 44 49.9
1953 44.5 50.2
1954 45 50.5
1955 45.4 50.8
1956 45.7 51.1
1957 46.1 51.4
1958 46.4 51.8
1959 46.7 52.2
1960 46.9 52.5
1961 47.1 52.9
1962 47.3 53.4
1963 47.5 53.8
1964 47.6 54.2
1965 47.7 54.7
1966 47.7 55.1
1967 47.7 55.5
1968 47.8 55.9
1969 47.9 56.3
1970 47.9 56.6
1971 47.9 56.9
1972 48.3 57.2
1973 48.6 57.4
1974 48.9 57.7
1975 49.3 57.9
1976 49.7 58.1
1977 50.1 58.2
1978 50.5 58.4
1979 50.8 58.5
1980 51.1 58.6
1981 51.3 58.8
1982 51.4 60.2
1983 51.8 60.5
1984 52.2 60.7
1985 52.7 61
1986 53.3 61.8
1987 53.8 61.6
1988 54.4 61.8
1989 54.9 61.7
1990 55.4 61.6
1991 55.7 61.7
1992 56.1 57.1
1993 56.3 55.5
1994 56.2 60.1
1995 56.7 61.4
1996 57 60.8
1997 57.2 61.9
1998 57.5 62.4
1999 57.8 63.1
2000 58.1 63.5
2001 58.4 64.2
2002 58.7 64.9
2003 59 65.9
2004 59.3 66.6
2005 59.6 66.5
2006 60 67
2007 60.3 67.4
2008 60.6 67.9
2009 60.9 68.2
2010 61.3 68.4
2011 61.6 68.7
2012 62 69.1
2013 62.4 69.6
2014 62.8 69.7
2015 63.2 69.7
2016 63.5 70
2017 63.8 70.5
2018 64.1 70.7
2019 64.5 71
2020 64.3 68.6
2021 64.3 69.6
2022 65.2 71.6
2023 65.5 71.8
2024 65.7 71.9
2025 65.9 72.1

Ghana and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Tajikistan
Year Population
Ghana Tajikistan
1960 6,961,215 2,112,131
1961 7,162,667 2,181,805
1962 7,337,375 2,255,026
1963 7,514,714 2,331,736
1964 7,695,739 2,411,260
1965 7,882,606 2,492,998
1966 8,074,521 2,577,184
1967 8,271,913 2,664,130
1968 8,475,729 2,753,848
1969 8,690,383 2,845,273
1970 8,925,813 2,936,779
1971 9,176,264 3,028,837
1972 9,438,187 3,123,691
1973 9,714,617 3,222,290
1974 10,000,523 3,324,499
1975 10,294,308 3,430,425
1976 10,594,913 3,540,076
1977 10,911,871 3,653,265
1978 11,248,450 3,768,508
1979 11,597,255 3,882,691
1980 11,941,448 3,995,256
1981 12,281,712 4,109,022
1982 12,643,819 4,227,171
1983 13,029,836 4,350,874
1984 13,370,590 4,480,026
1985 13,661,229 4,619,003
1986 13,965,217 4,772,139
1987 14,289,108 4,939,059
1988 14,636,568 5,114,989
1989 15,006,813 5,267,249
1990 15,394,648 5,398,768
1991 15,787,496 5,541,205
1992 16,184,855 5,649,400
1993 16,589,519 5,724,993
1994 16,993,190 5,825,368
1995 17,399,017 5,948,584
1996 17,810,181 6,066,523
1997 18,238,958 6,139,829
1998 18,688,036 6,176,397
1999 19,149,864 6,208,370
2000 19,637,087 6,284,735
2001 20,167,069 6,407,377
2002 20,729,388 6,531,669
2003 21,296,705 6,658,575
2004 21,868,298 6,790,547
2005 22,449,438 6,924,720
2006 23,040,702 7,057,566
2007 23,642,279 7,194,477
2008 24,249,946 7,338,403
2009 24,862,664 7,490,230
2010 25,474,995 7,652,141
2011 26,095,088 7,824,785
2012 26,734,268 8,014,084
2013 27,386,193 8,216,724
2014 28,041,592 8,425,552
2015 28,696,068 8,643,840
2016 29,356,742 8,865,631
2017 30,008,354 9,085,946
2018 30,637,585 9,307,333
2019 31,258,945 9,529,966
2020 31,887,809 9,749,310
2021 32,518,665 9,966,908
2022 33,149,152 10,182,222
2023 33,787,914 10,389,799
2024 34,427,414 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Ghana and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Ghana

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Tajikistan
1960 6.89 6.24
1961 6.91 6.35
1962 6.94 6.48
1963 6.94 6.62
1964 6.9 6.68
1965 6.88 6.74
1966 6.86 6.82
1967 6.89 6.89
1968 6.89 6.91
1969 6.95 6.91
1970 6.95 6.91
1971 6.95 6.91
1972 6.92 6.89
1973 6.87 6.84
1974 6.82 6.77
1975 6.76 6.69
1976 6.7 6.6
1977 6.64 6.49
1978 6.56 6.4
1979 6.51 6.31
1980 6.47 6.21
1981 6.42 6.12
1982 6.31 6.03
1983 6.23 5.98
1984 6.15 5.96
1985 6.12 5.94
1986 6.08 5.91
1987 6.02 5.84
1988 5.92 5.75
1989 5.82 5.61
1990 5.74 5.46
1991 5.63 5.28
1992 5.52 5.06
1993 5.41 4.92
1994 5.25 4.79
1995 5.11 4.66
1996 4.96 3.94
1997 4.88 4.06
1998 4.83 4.07
1999 4.82 3.85
2000 4.83 3.49
2001 4.77 3.49
2002 4.69 3.47
2003 4.6 3.42
2004 4.5 3.51
2005 4.5 3.4
2006 4.4 3.34
2007 4.29 3.37
2008 4.22 3.39
2009 4.18 3.43
2010 4.18 3.46
2011 4.18 3.46
2012 4.15 3.42
2013 4.11 3.43
2014 4.03 3.46
2015 3.98 3.46
2016 3.87 3.38
2017 3.72 3.29
2018 3.65 3.29
2019 3.59 3.28
2020 3.54 3.21
2021 3.49 3.17
2022 3.43 3.13
2023 3.4 3.07

Ghana and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Ghana Tajikistan
1960 17.7 21.6
1961 17.4 21.4
1962 17.2 20.9
1963 16.9 20.4
1964 16.7 19.6
1965 16.5 18.9
1966 16.4 18.4
1967 16.2 18.1
1968 16.1 17.9
1969 16 17.8
1970 15.9 17.8
1971 15.9 17.8
1972 15.8 17.8
1973 15.8 17.8
1974 15.8 17.8
1975 15.9 17.9
1976 16 17.9
1977 16.2 18
1978 16.4 18
1979 16.5 18.1
1980 16.7 18.1
1981 16.7 18.1
1982 16.9 18.2
1983 17 18.2
1984 17.1 18.2
1985 17.1 18.2
1986 17.1 18.3
1987 17.1 18.3
1988 17.1 18.3
1989 17.1 18.2
1990 17.2 18.1
1991 17.2 18
1992 17.3 17.9
1993 17.4 17.8
1994 17.5 17.7
1995 17.6 17.7
1996 17.7 17.7
1997 17.9 17.9
1998 18.1 18
1999 18.3 18.2
2000 18.4 18.5
2001 18.6 18.7
2002 18.8 18.9
2003 19 19.2
2004 19.1 19.4
2005 19.3 19.6
2006 19.5 19.8
2007 19.7 20.1
2008 19.9 20.4
2009 20 20.6
2010 20.2 20.8
2011 20.3 21
2012 20.5 21.2
2013 20.6 21.4
2014 20.7 21.6
2015 20.8 21.7
2016 20.9 21.9
2017 21 22
2018 21.2 22.2
2019 21.3 22.3
2020 21.5 22.5
2021 21.7 22.6
2022 21.8 22.7
2023 22 22.9
2024 22.2 23

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Finance

Ghana Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
56
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
2.9%
2024
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
54.5%
2024

Energy

Ghana Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Tajikistan
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
99.7%
2010
English speaking
66.7%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
56.8%
2023

Health

Ghana Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Tajikistan
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
18,641 mi
2018

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