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Ghana vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 81st vs. 46th).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Ukraine
Population
35572974
39426577
Population rank 47/197 40/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Ghana and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Ukraine
Year GDP
Ghana Ukraine
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 $64,087,694,038
1988 $5,197,765,032 $74,703,517,903
1989 $5,251,858,440 $82,709,161,099
1990 $5,889,106,573 $81,393,558,423
1991 $6,603,185,268 $77,350,733,982
1992 $6,416,103,926 $73,945,908,384
1993 $5,968,922,939 $65,648,559,903
1994 $5,446,383,727 $52,549,580,265
1995 $6,464,382,808 $48,213,856,469
1996 $6,932,991,739 $44,558,831,005
1997 $6,891,443,192 $50,151,531,592
1998 $7,482,069,162 $41,882,523,345
1999 $7,718,109,982 $31,580,639,554
2000 $4,982,850,662 $32,375,083,935
2001 $5,314,872,854 $39,309,580,983
2002 $6,166,197,848 $43,956,163,612
2003 $7,632,723,556 $52,010,355,753
2004 $8,881,417,907 $67,220,154,164
2005 $10,744,568,381 $89,238,865,119
2006 $20,885,037,597 $111,884,752,475
2007 $24,827,339,138 $148,733,861,386
2008 $28,679,383,241 $188,110,390,660
2009 $26,048,720,006 $121,552,153,444
2010 $32,197,655,567 $141,209,170,427
2011 $39,336,668,081 $169,333,835,202
2012 $41,271,701,061 $182,591,753,828
2013 $62,845,721,960 $190,498,811,460
2014 $54,678,533,806 $133,503,871,862
2015 $49,436,806,230 $91,030,967,789
2016 $56,144,179,398 $93,355,869,404
2017 $60,385,409,435 $112,090,505,082
2018 $67,259,353,966 $130,891,088,294
2019 $68,352,629,246 $153,883,047,510
2020 $70,008,243,860 $156,617,722,013
2021 $79,514,204,730 $199,765,859,571
2022 $73,919,003,210 $161,989,520,721
2023 $80,547,146,878 $181,221,517,869
2024 $82,825,288,889 $190,741,263,732

Ghana and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Ukraine
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 $1,244
1988 $355 $1,444
1989 $350 $1,593
1990 $383 $1,564
1991 $418 $1,483
1992 $396 $1,413
1993 $360 $1,254
1994 $321 $1,009
1995 $372 $933
1996 $389 $870
1997 $378 $987
1998 $400 $831
1999 $403 $632
2000 $253.7 $653
2001 $263.5 $800
2002 $297.5 $903
2003 $358 $1,076
2004 $406 $1,401
2005 $479 $1,875
2006 $906 $2,366
2007 $1,050 $3,160
2008 $1,183 $4,018
2009 $1,048 $2,607
2010 $1,264 $3,040
2011 $1,507 $3,657
2012 $1,544 $3,951
2013 $2,295 $4,130
2014 $1,950 $2,904
2015 $1,723 $1,988
2016 $1,912 $2,047
2017 $2,012 $2,467
2018 $2,195 $2,895
2019 $2,187 $3,423
2020 $2,195 $3,505
2021 $2,445 $4,510
2022 $2,230 $3,946
2023 $2,384 $4,803
2024 $2,406 $5,038

Ghana vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Ukraine
1950 43.1 61.2
1951 43.6 61.4
1952 44 62.1
1953 44.5 63
1954 45 64.1
1955 45.4 65.3
1956 45.7 66.3
1957 46.1 67.2
1958 46.4 67.7
1959 46.7 68.7
1960 46.9 69.4
1961 47.1 70
1962 47.3 70.4
1963 47.5 70.7
1964 47.6 71
1965 47.7 71.1
1966 47.7 71.2
1967 47.7 71.1
1968 47.8 71
1969 47.9 70.8
1970 47.9 70.8
1971 47.9 70.9
1972 48.3 71
1973 48.6 70.8
1974 48.9 70.6
1975 49.3 70.4
1976 49.7 70.1
1977 50.1 70
1978 50.5 69.8
1979 50.8 69.8
1980 51.1 69.8
1981 51.3 69.8
1982 51.4 69.9
1983 51.8 69.9
1984 52.2 70
1985 52.7 70.4
1986 53.3 70.8
1987 53.8 71.2
1988 54.4 71
1989 54.9 70.8
1990 55.4 70.4
1991 55.7 69.7
1992 56.1 68.9
1993 56.3 68.3
1994 56.2 67.5
1995 56.7 67.1
1996 57 67.1
1997 57.2 67.7
1998 57.5 68
1999 57.8 68
2000 58.1 67.8
2001 58.4 67.7
2002 58.7 67.7
2003 59 67.6
2004 59.3 67.5
2005 59.6 67.5
2006 60 67.5
2007 60.3 67.7
2008 60.6 68.3
2009 60.9 69.2
2010 61.3 70.2
2011 61.6 70.7
2012 62 71.1
2013 62.4 71.5
2014 62.8 71.8
2015 63.2 72.7
2016 63.5 73.4
2017 63.8 74
2018 64.1 73.6
2019 64.5 73.9
2020 64.3 73.3
2021 64.3 71.6
2022 65.2 72.7
2023 65.5 73.4
2024 65.7 74.7
2025 65.9 74.9

Ghana and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Ukraine
Year Population
Ghana Ukraine
1960 6,961,215 42,824,093
1961 7,162,667 43,399,766
1962 7,337,375 43,943,674
1963 7,514,714 44,462,372
1964 7,695,739 44,951,156
1965 7,882,606 45,386,892
1966 8,074,521 45,802,519
1967 8,271,913 46,215,988
1968 8,475,729 46,614,325
1969 8,690,383 46,976,256
1970 8,925,813 47,261,306
1971 9,176,264 47,573,287
1972 9,438,187 47,946,893
1973 9,714,617 48,277,121
1974 10,000,523 48,576,570
1975 10,294,308 48,865,229
1976 10,594,913 49,120,842
1977 10,911,871 49,336,481
1978 11,248,450 49,521,243
1979 11,597,255 49,721,381
1980 11,941,448 49,955,152
1981 12,281,712 50,189,281
1982 12,643,819 50,402,724
1983 13,029,836 50,637,029
1984 13,370,590 50,887,599
1985 13,661,229 51,108,770
1986 13,965,217 51,318,745
1987 14,289,108 51,515,732
1988 14,636,568 51,724,853
1989 15,006,813 51,917,817
1990 15,394,648 52,054,092
1991 15,787,496 52,170,961
1992 16,184,855 52,323,671
1993 16,589,519 52,350,126
1994 16,993,190 52,075,998
1995 17,399,017 51,665,539
1996 17,810,181 51,226,109
1997 18,238,958 50,786,885
1998 18,688,036 50,379,731
1999 19,149,864 49,976,446
2000 19,637,087 49,556,660
2001 20,167,069 49,106,855
2002 20,729,388 48,677,281
2003 21,296,705 48,315,136
2004 21,868,298 47,979,507
2005 22,449,438 47,585,556
2006 23,040,702 47,278,694
2007 23,642,279 47,062,798
2008 24,249,946 46,819,175
2009 24,862,664 46,623,731
2010 25,474,995 46,456,003
2011 26,095,088 46,307,853
2012 26,734,268 46,210,056
2013 27,386,193 46,126,770
2014 28,041,592 45,972,380
2015 28,696,068 45,784,896
2016 29,356,742 45,616,832
2017 30,008,354 45,436,041
2018 30,637,585 45,208,907
2019 31,258,945 44,957,458
2020 31,887,809 44,680,014
2021 32,518,665 44,298,640
2022 33,149,152 41,048,766
2023 33,787,914 37,732,836
2024 34,427,414 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Ghana and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Ghana

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Ukraine
1960 6.89 2.29
1961 6.91 2.2
1962 6.94 2.15
1963 6.94 2.11
1964 6.9 2.01
1965 6.88 1.94
1966 6.86 2.04
1967 6.89 2.04
1968 6.89 2.03
1969 6.95 2.01
1970 6.95 2.08
1971 6.95 2.11
1972 6.92 2.13
1973 6.87 2.04
1974 6.82 2.06
1975 6.76 2.05
1976 6.7 2.04
1977 6.64 1.98
1978 6.56 1.97
1979 6.51 1.96
1980 6.47 1.95
1981 6.42 1.92
1982 6.31 1.95
1983 6.23 2.1
1984 6.15 2.08
1985 6.12 2.03
1986 6.08 2.12
1987 6.02 2.07
1988 5.92 2.04
1989 5.82 1.93
1990 5.74 1.85
1991 5.63 1.77
1992 5.52 1.67
1993 5.41 1.56
1994 5.25 1.47
1995 5.11 1.4
1996 4.96 1.33
1997 4.88 1.27
1998 4.83 1.21
1999 4.82 1.13
2000 4.83 1.11
2001 4.77 1.09
2002 4.69 1.13
2003 4.6 1.17
2004 4.5 1.22
2005 4.5 1.22
2006 4.4 1.3
2007 4.29 1.34
2008 4.22 1.44
2009 4.18 1.47
2010 4.18 1.44
2011 4.18 1.46
2012 4.15 1.53
2013 4.11 1.52
2014 4.03 1.47
2015 3.98 1.39
2016 3.87 1.39
2017 3.72 1.3
2018 3.65 1.23
2019 3.59 1.22
2020 3.54 1.21
2021 3.49 1.15
2022 3.43 0.9
2023 3.4 0.98

Ghana and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Ghana Ukraine
1960 17.7 29.2
1961 17.4 29.6
1962 17.2 29.7
1963 16.9 29.8
1964 16.7 29.9
1965 16.5 30.1
1966 16.4 30.6
1967 16.2 31.2
1968 16.1 31.6
1969 16 32
1970 15.9 32.3
1971 15.9 32.5
1972 15.8 32.8
1973 15.8 33.1
1974 15.8 33.4
1975 15.9 33.7
1976 16 34
1977 16.2 34.2
1978 16.4 34.2
1979 16.5 34
1980 16.7 33.8
1981 16.7 33.7
1982 16.9 33.7
1983 17 33.6
1984 17.1 33.6
1985 17.1 33.8
1986 17.1 33.9
1987 17.1 34.1
1988 17.1 34.1
1989 17.1 34.1
1990 17.2 34.3
1991 17.2 34.5
1992 17.3 34.7
1993 17.4 34.9
1994 17.5 35.2
1995 17.6 35.5
1996 17.7 35.8
1997 17.9 36.2
1998 18.1 36.5
1999 18.3 36.9
2000 18.4 37.2
2001 18.6 37.6
2002 18.8 37.9
2003 19 38.2
2004 19.1 38.4
2005 19.3 38.7
2006 19.5 38.9
2007 19.7 39.1
2008 19.9 39.2
2009 20 39.3
2010 20.2 39.5
2011 20.3 39.7
2012 20.5 39.8
2013 20.6 39.8
2014 20.7 40
2015 20.8 40.2
2016 20.9 40.6
2017 21 40.9
2018 21.2 41.2
2019 21.3 41.5
2020 21.5 41.9
2021 21.7 42.2
2022 21.8 42.5
2023 22 43.1
2024 22.2 43.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Ghana Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ghana Ukraine
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
70.3%
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
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
100%
2021
English speaking
66.7%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Ghana Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Ukraine
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
105,443 mi
2012

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