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Ghana vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 81st vs. 176th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Tonga
Population
35572974
103744
Population rank 47/197 183/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 79/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 150/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 122/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Ghana and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Tonga
Year GDP
Ghana Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $2,765,254,237 $30,036,417
1977 $3,189,428,571 $34,139,388
1978 $3,662,478,185 $41,567,472
1979 $4,020,227,920 $44,667,002
1980 $4,445,228,216 $53,260,077
1981 $4,222,441,860 $62,242,013
1982 $4,035,994,398 $62,068,161
1983 $4,057,275,132 $60,863,964
1984 $4,412,279,843 $64,248,355
1985 $4,504,306,723 $60,058,663
1986 $5,735,677,434 $68,195,856
1987 $5,074,829,932 $81,667,133
1988 $5,197,765,032 $106,657,267
1989 $5,251,858,440 $106,344,855
1990 $5,889,106,573 $113,563,822
1991 $6,603,185,268 $132,201,141
1992 $6,416,103,926 $137,066,291
1993 $5,968,922,939 $138,489,884
1994 $5,446,383,727 $195,990,986
1995 $6,464,382,808 $208,871,666
1996 $6,932,991,739 $222,100,576
1997 $6,891,443,192 $214,991,452
1998 $7,482,069,162 $191,504,893
1999 $7,718,109,982 $199,208,718
2000 $4,982,850,662 $204,848,488
2001 $5,314,872,854 $181,117,230
2002 $6,166,197,848 $182,764,281
2003 $7,632,723,556 $202,246,591
2004 $8,881,417,907 $230,678,011
2005 $10,744,568,381 $261,823,805
2006 $20,885,037,597 $292,232,703
2007 $24,827,339,138 $298,519,623
2008 $28,679,383,241 $344,438,844
2009 $26,048,720,006 $312,415,028
2010 $32,197,655,567 $366,887,375
2011 $39,336,668,081 $414,143,828
2012 $41,271,701,061 $471,122,971
2013 $62,845,721,960 $451,788,498
2014 $54,678,533,806 $440,997,735
2015 $49,436,806,230 $437,525,539
2016 $56,144,179,398 $420,828,255
2017 $60,385,409,435 $459,976,847
2018 $67,259,353,966 $489,714,530
2019 $68,352,629,246 $494,197,854
2020 $70,008,243,860 $496,856,304
2021 $79,514,204,730 $518,228,029
2022 $73,919,003,210 $518,180,029
2023 $80,547,146,878 $508,735,107
2024 $82,825,288,889 -

Ghana and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Tonga
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 $349
1976 $261 $315
1977 $292.3 $353
1978 $326 $428
1979 $347 $458
1980 $372 $545
1981 $344 $636
1982 $319 $633
1983 $311 $621
1984 $330 $656
1985 $330 $613
1986 $411 $696
1987 $355 $830
1988 $355 $1,078
1989 $350 $1,070
1990 $383 $1,139
1991 $418 $1,323
1992 $396 $1,370
1993 $360 $1,383
1994 $321 $1,957
1995 $372 $2,084
1996 $389 $2,215
1997 $378 $2,136
1998 $400 $1,889
1999 $403 $1,952
2000 $253.7 $1,995
2001 $263.5 $1,754
2002 $297.5 $1,759
2003 $358 $1,936
2004 $406 $2,195
2005 $479 $2,478
2006 $906 $2,750
2007 $1,050 $2,797
2008 $1,183 $3,218
2009 $1,048 $2,914
2010 $1,264 $3,416
2011 $1,507 $3,850
2012 $1,544 $4,384
2013 $2,295 $4,219
2014 $1,950 $4,137
2015 $1,723 $4,124
2016 $1,912 $3,988
2017 $2,012 $4,366
2018 $2,195 $4,639
2019 $2,187 $4,677
2020 $2,195 $4,700
2021 $2,445 $4,913
2022 $2,230 $4,933
2023 $2,384 $4,864
2024 $2,406 -

Ghana vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Tonga
1950 43.1 48.4
1951 43.6 49.8
1952 44 51.2
1953 44.5 52.4
1954 45 53.6
1955 45.4 54.7
1956 45.7 55.7
1957 46.1 56.5
1958 46.4 57.2
1959 46.7 57.8
1960 46.9 58.3
1961 47.1 58.8
1962 47.3 59.3
1963 47.5 59.8
1964 47.6 60.3
1965 47.7 60.7
1966 47.7 61.2
1967 47.7 61.7
1968 47.8 62.2
1969 47.9 62.7
1970 47.9 63.2
1971 47.9 63.6
1972 48.3 64.1
1973 48.6 64.4
1974 48.9 64.8
1975 49.3 65.1
1976 49.7 65.4
1977 50.1 65.6
1978 50.5 65.9
1979 50.8 66
1980 51.1 66.2
1981 51.3 66.4
1982 51.4 66.3
1983 51.8 66.7
1984 52.2 66.8
1985 52.7 66.9
1986 53.3 67.1
1987 53.8 67.2
1988 54.4 67.3
1989 54.9 67.4
1990 55.4 67.5
1991 55.7 67.7
1992 56.1 67.9
1993 56.3 68.2
1994 56.2 68.4
1995 56.7 68.6
1996 57 68.8
1997 57.2 69
1998 57.5 69.2
1999 57.8 69.4
2000 58.1 69.6
2001 58.4 69.8
2002 58.7 70
2003 59 70.2
2004 59.3 70.4
2005 59.6 70.6
2006 60 70.7
2007 60.3 70.9
2008 60.6 71
2009 60.9 70.9
2010 61.3 71.3
2011 61.6 71.4
2012 62 71.5
2013 62.4 71.6
2014 62.8 71.7
2015 63.2 71.9
2016 63.5 72
2017 63.8 72.1
2018 64.1 72.2
2019 64.5 72.3
2020 64.3 72.4
2021 64.3 72.1
2022 65.2 72.6
2023 65.5 72.9
2024 65.7 73.1
2025 65.9 73.2

Ghana and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Tonga
Year Population
Ghana Tonga
1960 6,961,215 66,170
1961 7,162,667 68,037
1962 7,337,375 69,940
1963 7,514,714 71,885
1964 7,695,739 73,879
1965 7,882,606 75,924
1966 8,074,521 78,002
1967 8,271,913 79,814
1968 8,475,729 81,353
1969 8,690,383 82,885
1970 8,925,813 84,401
1971 9,176,264 85,896
1972 9,438,187 87,356
1973 9,714,617 88,805
1974 10,000,523 90,683
1975 10,294,308 93,017
1976 10,594,913 95,325
1977 10,911,871 96,725
1978 11,248,450 97,204
1979 11,597,255 97,544
1980 11,941,448 97,769
1981 12,281,712 97,909
1982 12,643,819 97,980
1983 13,029,836 97,998
1984 13,370,590 97,990
1985 13,661,229 97,984
1986 13,965,217 98,010
1987 14,289,108 98,376
1988 14,636,568 98,969
1989 15,006,813 99,403
1990 15,394,648 99,700
1991 15,787,496 99,895
1992 16,184,855 100,022
1993 16,589,519 100,103
1994 16,993,190 100,166
1995 17,399,017 100,225
1996 17,810,181 100,275
1997 18,238,958 100,674
1998 18,688,036 101,388
1999 19,149,864 102,046
2000 19,637,087 102,677
2001 20,167,069 103,288
2002 20,729,388 103,874
2003 21,296,705 104,464
2004 21,868,298 105,071
2005 22,449,438 105,671
2006 23,040,702 106,253
2007 23,642,279 106,726
2008 24,249,946 107,020
2009 24,862,664 107,203
2010 25,474,995 107,400
2011 26,095,088 107,570
2012 26,734,268 107,460
2013 27,386,193 107,078
2014 28,041,592 106,609
2015 28,696,068 106,095
2016 29,356,742 105,524
2017 30,008,354 105,356
2018 30,637,585 105,567
2019 31,258,945 105,669
2020 31,887,809 105,704
2021 32,518,665 105,490
2022 33,149,152 105,042
2023 33,787,914 104,597
2024 34,427,414 104,175

Fertility rates in Ghana and Tonga

Fertility rate
Ghana

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Tonga
1960 6.89 6.65
1961 6.91 6.61
1962 6.94 6.57
1963 6.94 6.52
1964 6.9 6.46
1965 6.88 6.41
1966 6.86 6.35
1967 6.89 6.29
1968 6.89 6.23
1969 6.95 6.17
1970 6.95 6.07
1971 6.95 5.96
1972 6.92 5.86
1973 6.87 5.8
1974 6.82 5.77
1975 6.76 5.75
1976 6.7 5.73
1977 6.64 5.7
1978 6.56 5.68
1979 6.51 5.65
1980 6.47 5.6
1981 6.42 5.55
1982 6.31 5.5
1983 6.23 5.45
1984 6.15 5.41
1985 6.12 5.34
1986 6.08 5.27
1987 6.02 5.19
1988 5.92 5.1
1989 5.82 5.01
1990 5.74 4.93
1991 5.63 4.85
1992 5.52 4.79
1993 5.41 4.73
1994 5.25 4.66
1995 5.11 4.56
1996 4.96 4.46
1997 4.88 4.38
1998 4.83 4.31
1999 4.82 4.23
2000 4.83 4.16
2001 4.77 4.13
2002 4.69 4.14
2003 4.6 4.18
2004 4.5 4.19
2005 4.5 4.2
2006 4.4 4.14
2007 4.29 4.09
2008 4.22 4.01
2009 4.18 3.95
2010 4.18 3.88
2011 4.18 3.83
2012 4.15 3.77
2013 4.11 3.7
2014 4.03 3.62
2015 3.98 3.54
2016 3.87 3.46
2017 3.72 3.39
2018 3.65 3.33
2019 3.59 3.27
2020 3.54 3.23
2021 3.49 3.2
2022 3.43 3.17
2023 3.4 3.13

Ghana and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Ghana Tonga
1960 17.7 17.1
1961 17.4 17.1
1962 17.2 17.1
1963 16.9 17
1964 16.7 17
1965 16.5 17
1966 16.4 17
1967 16.2 17
1968 16.1 16.9
1969 16 16.8
1970 15.9 16.8
1971 15.9 16.7
1972 15.8 16.7
1973 15.8 16.8
1974 15.8 16.8
1975 15.9 16.7
1976 16 16.7
1977 16.2 16.8
1978 16.4 17.1
1979 16.5 17.3
1980 16.7 17.4
1981 16.7 17.6
1982 16.9 17.8
1983 17 17.9
1984 17.1 18
1985 17.1 18.1
1986 17.1 18.2
1987 17.1 18.3
1988 17.1 18.6
1989 17.1 18.9
1990 17.2 19.1
1991 17.2 19.3
1992 17.3 19.5
1993 17.4 19.6
1994 17.5 19.6
1995 17.6 19.6
1996 17.7 19.6
1997 17.9 19.7
1998 18.1 19.9
1999 18.3 20.1
2000 18.4 20.3
2001 18.6 20.5
2002 18.8 20.7
2003 19 20.8
2004 19.1 20.8
2005 19.3 20.8
2006 19.5 20.8
2007 19.7 20.9
2008 19.9 21
2009 20 21.1
2010 20.2 21.2
2011 20.3 21.2
2012 20.5 21.4
2013 20.6 21.6
2014 20.7 21.7
2015 20.8 21.8
2016 20.9 21.9
2017 21 21.9
2018 21.2 22
2019 21.3 22
2020 21.5 22.1
2021 21.7 22.1
2022 21.8 22
2023 22 21.9
2024 22.2 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
56
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
4%
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
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ghana Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
2.3%
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
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Tonga
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
64
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
66.7%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Ghana Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Tonga
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
423 mi
2011

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