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Ghana vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 81st vs. 194th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Tuvalu
Population
35572974
9493
Population rank 47/197 196/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 79/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 150/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 122/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Ghana and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Ghana Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $2,417,108,578 $2,716,990
1972 $2,112,293,280 $2,968,458
1973 $3,006,766,758 $3,411,915
1974 $2,894,409,938 $4,122,329
1975 $2,810,106,383 $4,014,748
1976 $2,765,254,237 $3,919,072
1977 $3,189,428,571 $3,669,420
1978 $3,662,478,185 $3,798,782
1979 $4,020,227,920 $4,065,659
1980 $4,445,228,216 $4,206,128
1981 $4,222,441,860 $4,773,018
1982 $4,035,994,398 $4,118,945
1983 $4,057,275,132 $4,152,550
1984 $4,412,279,843 $4,481,978
1985 $4,504,306,723 $3,862,852
1986 $5,735,677,434 $4,574,706
1987 $5,074,829,932 $5,020,513
1988 $5,197,765,032 $7,011,059
1989 $5,251,858,440 $8,454,523
1990 $5,889,106,573 $9,542,901
1991 $6,603,185,268 $10,127,314
1992 $6,416,103,926 $10,535,028
1993 $5,968,922,939 $10,414,400
1994 $5,446,383,727 $11,772,611
1995 $6,464,382,808 $11,922,614
1996 $6,932,991,739 $13,338,597
1997 $6,891,443,192 $13,734,210
1998 $7,482,069,162 $13,795,146
1999 $7,718,109,982 $14,800,503
2000 $4,982,850,662 $15,073,976
2001 $5,314,872,854 $13,964,732
2002 $6,166,197,848 $16,842,673
2003 $7,632,723,556 $19,456,338
2004 $8,881,417,907 $22,798,275
2005 $10,744,568,381 $22,909,980
2006 $20,885,037,597 $24,096,875
2007 $24,827,339,138 $28,450,169
2008 $28,679,383,241 $31,874,435
2009 $26,048,720,006 $28,076,984
2010 $32,197,655,567 $32,105,408
2011 $39,336,668,081 $39,196,957
2012 $41,271,701,061 $39,345,579
2013 $62,845,721,960 $38,615,891
2014 $54,678,533,806 $38,760,983
2015 $49,436,806,230 $36,811,936
2016 $56,144,179,398 $41,629,064
2017 $60,385,409,435 $45,276,595
2018 $67,259,353,966 $48,015,260
2019 $68,352,629,246 $54,123,199
2020 $70,008,243,860 $51,746,594
2021 $79,514,204,730 $60,196,406
2022 $73,919,003,210 $59,065,982
2023 $80,547,146,878 $62,280,312
2024 $82,825,288,889 -

Ghana and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $263.4 $478
1972 $223.8 $522
1973 $310 $601
1974 $289.4 $708
1975 $273 $656
1976 $261 $612
1977 $292.3 $549
1978 $326 $546
1979 $347 $566
1980 $372 $571
1981 $344 $634
1982 $319 $537
1983 $311 $533
1984 $330 $567
1985 $330 $480
1986 $411 $557
1987 $355 $600
1988 $355 $823
1989 $350 $976
1990 $383 $1,085
1991 $418 $1,134
1992 $396 $1,166
1993 $360 $1,141
1994 $321 $1,279
1995 $372 $1,285
1996 $389 $1,428
1997 $378 $1,461
1998 $400 $1,460
1999 $403 $1,559
2000 $253.7 $1,579
2001 $263.5 $1,457
2002 $297.5 $1,750
2003 $358 $2,007
2004 $406 $2,323
2005 $479 $2,305
2006 $906 $2,396
2007 $1,050 $2,794
2008 $1,183 $3,088
2009 $1,048 $2,684
2010 $1,264 $3,025
2011 $1,507 $3,636
2012 $1,544 $3,598
2013 $2,295 $3,510
2014 $1,950 $3,529
2015 $1,723 $3,358
2016 $1,912 $3,809
2017 $2,012 $4,166
2018 $2,195 $4,466
2019 $2,187 $5,115
2020 $2,195 $4,976
2021 $2,445 $5,905
2022 $2,230 $5,911
2023 $2,384 $6,345
2024 $2,406 -

Ghana vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Tuvalu
1950 43.1 40
1951 43.6 40.8
1952 44 41.7
1953 44.5 42.5
1954 45 43.4
1955 45.4 44.2
1956 45.7 45
1957 46.1 45.8
1958 46.4 46.7
1959 46.7 47.5
1960 46.9 48.3
1961 47.1 49
1962 47.3 49.8
1963 47.5 50.6
1964 47.6 51.3
1965 47.7 52.1
1966 47.7 52.8
1967 47.7 53.5
1968 47.8 54.1
1969 47.9 54.7
1970 47.9 55.3
1971 47.9 56
1972 48.3 54.7
1973 48.6 57.2
1974 48.9 57.7
1975 49.3 58.3
1976 49.7 58.8
1977 50.1 59.2
1978 50.5 59.6
1979 50.8 59.9
1980 51.1 60.2
1981 51.3 60.5
1982 51.4 60.7
1983 51.8 60.9
1984 52.2 61.1
1985 52.7 61.1
1986 53.3 61.2
1987 53.8 61.3
1988 54.4 61.4
1989 54.9 61.5
1990 55.4 61.6
1991 55.7 61.8
1992 56.1 60.3
1993 56.3 62.1
1994 56.2 62.3
1995 56.7 62.5
1996 57 62.7
1997 57.2 62.9
1998 57.5 63.2
1999 57.8 63.3
2000 58.1 63.5
2001 58.4 63.7
2002 58.7 63.8
2003 59 63.9
2004 59.3 64
2005 59.6 64.1
2006 60 64.2
2007 60.3 64.4
2008 60.6 64.5
2009 60.9 64.7
2010 61.3 64.8
2011 61.6 65
2012 62 65.1
2013 62.4 65.2
2014 62.8 65.3
2015 63.2 65.4
2016 63.5 65.5
2017 63.8 65.7
2018 64.1 65.9
2019 64.5 66.1
2020 64.3 66.4
2021 64.3 65.8
2022 65.2 66.9
2023 65.5 67.1
2024 65.7 67.3
2025 65.9 67.4

Ghana and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Tuvalu
Year Population
Ghana Tuvalu
1960 6,961,215 5,598
1961 7,162,667 5,648
1962 7,337,375 5,699
1963 7,514,714 5,751
1964 7,695,739 5,752
1965 7,882,606 5,715
1966 8,074,521 5,686
1967 8,271,913 5,652
1968 8,475,729 5,624
1969 8,690,383 5,631
1970 8,925,813 5,663
1971 9,176,264 5,685
1972 9,438,187 5,692
1973 9,714,617 5,681
1974 10,000,523 5,822
1975 10,294,308 6,117
1976 10,594,913 6,404
1977 10,911,871 6,686
1978 11,248,450 6,957
1979 11,597,255 7,184
1980 11,941,448 7,366
1981 12,281,712 7,526
1982 12,643,819 7,664
1983 13,029,836 7,789
1984 13,370,590 7,902
1985 13,661,229 8,046
1986 13,965,217 8,217
1987 14,289,108 8,371
1988 14,636,568 8,518
1989 15,006,813 8,662
1990 15,394,648 8,798
1991 15,787,496 8,928
1992 16,184,855 9,038
1993 16,589,519 9,126
1994 16,993,190 9,207
1995 17,399,017 9,280
1996 17,810,181 9,342
1997 18,238,958 9,400
1998 18,688,036 9,451
1999 19,149,864 9,496
2000 19,637,087 9,544
2001 20,167,069 9,586
2002 20,729,388 9,623
2003 21,296,705 9,695
2004 21,868,298 9,816
2005 22,449,438 9,940
2006 23,040,702 10,056
2007 23,642,279 10,182
2008 24,249,946 10,321
2009 24,862,664 10,461
2010 25,474,995 10,614
2011 26,095,088 10,780
2012 26,734,268 10,934
2013 27,386,193 11,001
2014 28,041,592 10,984
2015 28,696,068 10,963
2016 29,356,742 10,930
2017 30,008,354 10,869
2018 30,637,585 10,751
2019 31,258,945 10,581
2020 31,887,809 10,399
2021 32,518,665 10,194
2022 33,149,152 9,992
2023 33,787,914 9,816
2024 34,427,414 9,646

Fertility rates in Ghana and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Ghana

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Tuvalu
1960 6.89 5.15
1961 6.91 5.09
1962 6.94 5
1963 6.94 4.91
1964 6.9 4.83
1965 6.88 4.73
1966 6.86 4.64
1967 6.89 4.49
1968 6.89 4.36
1969 6.95 4.23
1970 6.95 4.08
1971 6.95 3.94
1972 6.92 3.81
1973 6.87 3.71
1974 6.82 3.63
1975 6.76 3.58
1976 6.7 3.55
1977 6.64 3.56
1978 6.56 3.59
1979 6.51 3.65
1980 6.47 3.73
1981 6.42 3.8
1982 6.31 3.88
1983 6.23 3.91
1984 6.15 3.95
1985 6.12 3.97
1986 6.08 3.97
1987 6.02 3.94
1988 5.92 3.88
1989 5.82 3.8
1990 5.74 3.75
1991 5.63 3.79
1992 5.52 3.86
1993 5.41 3.92
1994 5.25 3.92
1995 5.11 3.96
1996 4.96 3.95
1997 4.88 3.95
1998 4.83 3.95
1999 4.82 3.92
2000 4.83 3.84
2001 4.77 3.75
2002 4.69 3.64
2003 4.6 3.58
2004 4.5 3.55
2005 4.5 3.55
2006 4.4 3.53
2007 4.29 3.45
2008 4.22 3.42
2009 4.18 3.43
2010 4.18 3.44
2011 4.18 3.46
2012 4.15 3.47
2013 4.11 3.39
2014 4.03 3.33
2015 3.98 3.31
2016 3.87 3.3
2017 3.72 3.3
2018 3.65 3.33
2019 3.59 3.33
2020 3.54 3.31
2021 3.49 3.28
2022 3.43 3.24
2023 3.4 3.21

Ghana and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Ghana Tuvalu
1960 17.7 23.1
1961 17.4 23.1
1962 17.2 23
1963 16.9 22.6
1964 16.7 21
1965 16.5 19.3
1966 16.4 18.5
1967 16.2 18.1
1968 16.1 17.9
1969 16 18
1970 15.9 18.2
1971 15.9 18.6
1972 15.8 19
1973 15.8 19.4
1974 15.8 19.7
1975 15.9 19.8
1976 16 19.9
1977 16.2 20.2
1978 16.4 20.5
1979 16.5 20.9
1980 16.7 21
1981 16.7 21.4
1982 16.9 21.9
1983 17 22.5
1984 17.1 23.2
1985 17.1 23.6
1986 17.1 23.8
1987 17.1 24
1988 17.1 24.2
1989 17.1 24.5
1990 17.2 24.7
1991 17.2 24.9
1992 17.3 25
1993 17.4 25
1994 17.5 25.1
1995 17.6 25
1996 17.7 24.9
1997 17.9 24.6
1998 18.1 24.4
1999 18.3 24.1
2000 18.4 23.9
2001 18.6 23.7
2002 18.8 23.5
2003 19 23.5
2004 19.1 23.5
2005 19.3 23.6
2006 19.5 23.6
2007 19.7 23.7
2008 19.9 23.8
2009 20 23.9
2010 20.2 24
2011 20.3 24.1
2012 20.5 24.2
2013 20.6 24.3
2014 20.7 24.5
2015 20.8 24.7
2016 20.9 24.9
2017 21 25.2
2018 21.2 25.3
2019 21.3 25.3
2020 21.5 25.3
2021 21.7 25.3
2022 21.8 25.3
2023 22 25.3
2024 22.2 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
12.8%
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
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
56
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
2.7%
2010
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
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ghana Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
5.2%
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
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Tuvalu
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
64
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
74
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
100%
2022
English speaking
66.7%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Ghana Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Tuvalu
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
4.97 mi
2011

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