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Ghana vs Togo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 9.52M in Togo (ranked 98/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 21,000 sq mi for Togo (ranked 81st vs. 124th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Togo ranks 154/197 ($9.93B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Togo ranks 174/197 ($1,043).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Togo
Population
35572974
9889741
Population rank 47/197 97/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$9.93B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 154/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$1,043
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 174/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$3,239
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$7.01B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
69.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$737
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 153/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$1,736
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
21,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
453 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
4.19
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
63.1 years
2025

Ghana and Togo: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Togo economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Togo
Year GDP
Ghana Togo
1960 $1,217,230,095 $171,057,069
1961 $1,302,674,325 $178,497,098
1962 $1,382,515,654 $186,745,758
1963 $1,540,797,589 $202,305,865
1964 $1,731,296,200 $234,572,186
1965 $2,053,462,968 $264,505,506
1966 $2,126,300,672 $305,227,595
1967 $1,747,187,645 $327,215,844
1968 $1,666,909,518 $341,691,567
1969 $1,962,050,556 $378,091,810
1970 $2,215,028,588 $358,665,754
1971 $2,417,108,578 $404,648,368
1972 $2,112,293,280 $474,043,922
1973 $3,006,766,758 $574,030,984
1974 $2,894,409,938 $791,450,308
1975 $2,810,106,383 $871,781,687
1976 $2,765,254,237 $874,681,612
1977 $3,189,428,571 $1,097,893,826
1978 $3,662,478,185 $1,164,025,637
1979 $4,020,227,920 $1,259,365,712
1980 $4,445,228,216 $1,604,836,916
1981 $4,222,441,860 $1,359,026,709
1982 $4,035,994,398 $1,160,337,039
1983 $4,057,275,132 $1,081,387,265
1984 $4,412,279,843 $1,014,170,069
1985 $4,504,306,723 $1,076,604,520
1986 $5,735,677,434 $1,498,219,579
1987 $5,074,829,932 $1,763,978,066
1988 $5,197,765,032 $1,947,208,354
1989 $5,251,858,440 $1,910,635,575
1990 $5,889,106,573 $2,299,665,506
1991 $6,603,185,268 $2,262,767,860
1992 $6,416,103,926 $2,390,796,916
1993 $5,968,922,939 $1,741,944,426
1994 $5,446,383,727 $1,387,662,121
1995 $6,464,382,808 $1,849,110,468
1996 $6,932,991,739 $2,069,506,014
1997 $6,891,443,192 $2,116,818,623
1998 $7,482,069,162 $2,241,650,112
1999 $7,718,109,982 $2,226,577,204
2000 $4,982,850,662 $2,106,848,752
2001 $5,314,872,854 $2,093,498,674
2002 $6,166,197,848 $2,410,199,032
2003 $7,632,723,556 $2,987,984,051
2004 $8,881,417,907 $3,191,561,509
2005 $10,744,568,381 $3,221,910,408
2006 $20,885,037,597 $3,320,907,722
2007 $24,827,339,138 $3,759,964,943
2008 $28,679,383,241 $4,578,849,658
2009 $26,048,720,006 $4,721,890,900
2010 $32,197,655,567 $4,746,389,532
2011 $39,336,668,081 $5,422,442,166
2012 $41,271,701,061 $5,413,544,658
2013 $62,845,721,960 $6,021,732,977
2014 $54,678,533,806 $6,393,318,262
2015 $49,436,806,230 $5,755,461,035
2016 $56,144,179,398 $6,071,170,959
2017 $60,385,409,435 $6,387,422,518
2018 $67,259,353,966 $7,029,300,383
2019 $68,352,629,246 $6,992,700,101
2020 $70,008,243,860 $7,400,284,168
2021 $79,514,204,730 $8,342,243,646
2022 $73,919,003,210 $8,169,476,149
2023 $80,547,146,878 $9,171,261,838
2024 $82,825,288,889 $9,925,732,120

Ghana and Togo economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Togo
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Togo
1960 $174.9 $102.2
1961 $181.9 $104.8
1962 $188.4 $107.8
1963 $205 $114.6
1964 $225 $130.1
1965 $260.5 $142.7
1966 $263.3 $159.1
1967 $211.2 $163.9
1968 $196.7 $164.3
1969 $225.8 $174.7
1970 $248.2 $159.8
1971 $263.4 $174.6
1972 $223.8 $198.8
1973 $310 $234.4
1974 $289.4 $315
1975 $273 $339
1976 $261 $332
1977 $292.3 $406
1978 $326 $421
1979 $347 $443
1980 $372 $549
1981 $344 $451
1982 $319 $372
1983 $311 $336
1984 $330 $304
1985 $330 $313
1986 $411 $422
1987 $355 $482
1988 $355 $517
1989 $350 $492
1990 $383 $575
1991 $418 $550
1992 $396 $565
1993 $360 $414
1994 $321 $329
1995 $372 $419
1996 $389 $452
1997 $378 $448
1998 $400 $461
1999 $403 $445
2000 $253.7 $410
2001 $263.5 $397
2002 $297.5 $445
2003 $358 $538
2004 $406 $560
2005 $479 $551
2006 $906 $553
2007 $1,050 $608
2008 $1,183 $719
2009 $1,048 $721
2010 $1,264 $705
2011 $1,507 $784
2012 $1,544 $762
2013 $2,295 $827
2014 $1,950 $856
2015 $1,723 $751
2016 $1,912 $773
2017 $2,012 $793
2018 $2,195 $851
2019 $2,187 $826
2020 $2,195 $854
2021 $2,445 $940
2022 $2,230 $899
2023 $2,384 $986
2024 $2,406 $1,043

Ghana vs. Togo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Togo
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Togo
1950 43.1 41.9
1951 43.6 42.1
1952 44 42.2
1953 44.5 42.3
1954 45 42.5
1955 45.4 42.7
1956 45.7 42.8
1957 46.1 42.9
1958 46.4 43.1
1959 46.7 43.3
1960 46.9 43.5
1961 47.1 43.7
1962 47.3 44
1963 47.5 44.3
1964 47.6 44.6
1965 47.7 44.9
1966 47.7 45.2
1967 47.7 45.6
1968 47.8 46
1969 47.9 46.4
1970 47.9 46.8
1971 47.9 47.2
1972 48.3 47.7
1973 48.6 48.1
1974 48.9 48.6
1975 49.3 49
1976 49.7 49.5
1977 50.1 50.2
1978 50.5 50.9
1979 50.8 51.5
1980 51.1 52.1
1981 51.3 52.8
1982 51.4 53.3
1983 51.8 53.8
1984 52.2 54.1
1985 52.7 54.4
1986 53.3 54.6
1987 53.8 54.8
1988 54.4 54.9
1989 54.9 54.7
1990 55.4 54.6
1991 55.7 54.3
1992 56.1 54.1
1993 56.3 53.9
1994 56.2 53.7
1995 56.7 53.7
1996 57 53.8
1997 57.2 53.8
1998 57.5 54
1999 57.8 54.3
2000 58.1 54.6
2001 58.4 54.7
2002 58.7 55
2003 59 55.3
2004 59.3 55.6
2005 59.6 55.9
2006 60 56.1
2007 60.3 56.4
2008 60.6 56.7
2009 60.9 56.9
2010 61.3 57.2
2011 61.6 57.6
2012 62 57.9
2013 62.4 58.3
2014 62.8 58.8
2015 63.2 59.2
2016 63.5 59.7
2017 63.8 60.1
2018 64.1 60.6
2019 64.5 61.1
2020 64.3 61.1
2021 64.3 61.3
2022 65.2 62.3
2023 65.5 62.7
2024 65.7 62.9
2025 65.9 63.1

Ghana and Togo population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Togo
Year Population
Ghana Togo
1960 6,961,215 1,673,110
1961 7,162,667 1,702,717
1962 7,337,375 1,732,959
1963 7,514,714 1,765,072
1964 7,695,739 1,803,440
1965 7,882,606 1,853,771
1966 8,074,521 1,918,513
1967 8,271,913 1,995,890
1968 8,475,729 2,080,226
1969 8,690,383 2,164,814
1970 8,925,813 2,244,773
1971 9,176,264 2,317,976
1972 9,438,187 2,384,994
1973 9,714,617 2,448,749
1974 10,000,523 2,511,760
1975 10,294,308 2,574,622
1976 10,594,913 2,637,796
1977 10,911,871 2,701,894
1978 11,248,450 2,768,148
1979 11,597,255 2,839,854
1980 11,941,448 2,920,894
1981 12,281,712 3,013,043
1982 12,643,819 3,115,042
1983 13,029,836 3,222,899
1984 13,370,590 3,332,837
1985 13,661,229 3,441,091
1986 13,965,217 3,547,952
1987 14,289,108 3,657,508
1988 14,636,568 3,769,742
1989 15,006,813 3,883,411
1990 15,394,648 3,998,761
1991 15,787,496 4,115,560
1992 16,184,855 4,233,617
1993 16,589,519 4,207,453
1994 16,993,190 4,222,940
1995 17,399,017 4,410,832
1996 17,810,181 4,577,860
1997 18,238,958 4,725,030
1998 18,688,036 4,860,913
1999 19,149,864 5,000,269
2000 19,637,087 5,140,037
2001 20,167,069 5,277,382
2002 20,729,388 5,413,274
2003 21,296,705 5,552,167
2004 21,868,298 5,696,508
2005 22,449,438 5,844,631
2006 23,040,702 6,010,668
2007 23,642,279 6,188,344
2008 24,249,946 6,368,812
2009 24,862,664 6,551,865
2010 25,474,995 6,732,590
2011 26,095,088 6,916,474
2012 26,734,268 7,100,736
2013 27,386,193 7,285,442
2014 28,041,592 7,472,450
2015 28,696,068 7,663,195
2016 29,356,742 7,858,289
2017 30,008,354 8,057,140
2018 30,637,585 8,258,778
2019 31,258,945 8,463,068
2020 31,887,809 8,669,720
2021 32,518,665 8,878,379
2022 33,149,152 9,089,738
2023 33,787,914 9,304,337
2024 34,427,414 9,515,236

Fertility rates in Ghana and Togo

Fertility rate
Ghana

Togo
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Togo
1960 6.89 6.8
1961 6.91 6.82
1962 6.94 6.86
1963 6.94 6.89
1964 6.9 6.92
1965 6.88 6.94
1966 6.86 6.96
1967 6.89 6.96
1968 6.89 6.97
1969 6.95 7.02
1970 6.95 7.04
1971 6.95 7.06
1972 6.92 7.07
1973 6.87 7.08
1974 6.82 7.09
1975 6.76 7.09
1976 6.7 7.06
1977 6.64 7.03
1978 6.56 6.98
1979 6.51 6.94
1980 6.47 6.88
1981 6.42 6.81
1982 6.31 6.73
1983 6.23 6.63
1984 6.15 6.54
1985 6.12 6.46
1986 6.08 6.38
1987 6.02 6.3
1988 5.92 6.23
1989 5.82 6.15
1990 5.74 6.07
1991 5.63 5.99
1992 5.52 5.89
1993 5.41 5.78
1994 5.25 5.67
1995 5.11 5.57
1996 4.96 5.46
1997 4.88 5.36
1998 4.83 5.29
1999 4.82 5.23
2000 4.83 5.17
2001 4.77 5.13
2002 4.69 5.09
2003 4.6 5.05
2004 4.5 5
2005 4.5 5.04
2006 4.4 5.08
2007 4.29 5.1
2008 4.22 5.1
2009 4.18 5.1
2010 4.18 5.09
2011 4.18 4.98
2012 4.15 4.85
2013 4.11 4.75
2014 4.03 4.7
2015 3.98 4.66
2016 3.87 4.63
2017 3.72 4.58
2018 3.65 4.51
2019 3.59 4.45
2020 3.54 4.39
2021 3.49 4.32
2022 3.43 4.25
2023 3.4 4.19

Ghana and Togo demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Togo
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$9.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
4.14%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
4.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-2.97%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
1.97%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
52%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
20%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
52.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
2.8%
2021
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
482,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
15.9%
2019
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
57.4%
2024

Energy

Ghana Togo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
425 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$6.7
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
2.49 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
0.27 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
16.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
75.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
0.38%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
18%
2018
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
191.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
25.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
9.51%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
59.2%
2023

Society

Ghana Togo
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-14,014
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
45.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.22 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
18.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
28
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
28.7
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
67
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
72.6%
2022
English speaking
66.7%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
37%
2023

Health

Ghana Togo
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$54
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
63.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.08
2022
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
25 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
349
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
58.3
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
12%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
6.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
1.44 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Togo
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
2,207 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
14,749 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
4,635 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
7,291 mi
2020

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