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Ghana is a country

  • Country Long: Republic of Ghana
  • Currency: New Ghanaian cedi
  • Capital City: Accra
  • Region: Western Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Demonym: Ghanaian
  • Latitude: 8°0′N
  • Longitude: -2°0′W
  • Agricultural Land: 126,037.00
  • Forest Area: 79,857.10 m²
  • Land Area: 227,533.00 m²
  • Rural Land: 227,830.00
  • Urban Land: 5,559.55
  • Expense Pct Gdp: 21.88%
  • Gdp: 77,594,300,000.00
  • Inflation: 9.97
  • Self Employed Pct: 75.05%
  • Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 11.34%
  • Unemployment Pct: 3.87%
  • Vulnerable Employment Pct: 69.83%
  • Electricity Access Pct: 85.87%
  • Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 5.87%
  • Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 50.87%
  • Electricty Production Gas Pct: 38.85%
  • Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 0.03%
  • Energy Imports Pct: -8.19%
  • Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 52.54%
  • Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 41.80%
  • Co2 Emissions: 20,040.60
  • Methane Emissions: 10,895.50
  • Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 5,367.05
  • Greenhouse Other Emissions: 680.01
  • Urban Population Under 5M: 1.42
  • Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 3.99%
  • Health Expenditure Capita: 84.98
  • Hospital Beds: 0.90
  • Hiv Incidence: 0.57
  • Suicide Rate: 6.60
  • Armed Forces: 16,000.00
  • Internally Displaced Persons: 230
  • Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 0.49%
  • Birth Rate: 27.55
  • Death Rate: 7.63
  • Fertility Rate: 3.56
  • Internet Pct: 68.20%
  • Life Expectancy: 64.00
  • Net Migration: -9,999
  • Population Female: 16,457,496
  • Population Male: 16,375,536
  • Population: 32,833,031
  • Women Parliament Seats Pct: 14.55%
  • Rural Population: 13,794,798
  • Urban Population: 19,038,233
  • Press: 3.76
  • Democracy Score: 6.63
  • Democracy Type: Flawed democracy
  • Political Leader: Nana Akufo-Addo (President)
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Population

The country has a total population of 32,833,031 (0.42% of worldwide)

The average net migration is -9,999 (-0.0% of pop)

The population density is around 144 ppl/km²

Population distribution

The total population is 32,833,031

The male share is 49.9% and female 50.1%

The urban population represent 58.0% and rural 42.0%

Age distribution:

Location

Ghana is located in Western Africa, Africa

The total country area is 227,533 km² (0.18% of worldwide)

Accra is the capital

Cities

There are 66 cities in Ghana in our database, they represent 19.77% of the population of the country altogether

City Population
Accra 1,963,460
Kumasi 1,468,797
Tamale 360,644
Tema 351,556
Teshie 144,012
Cape Coast 143,044
Obuasi 119,063
Takoradi 114,989
Sekondi 104,194
Koforidua 76,669
Nungua 70,482
Madina 68,591
Sunyani 63,180
Yendi 54,411
Ho 54,199
Tafo 50,456
Wa 50,268
Swedru 46,950
Ejura 43,403
Bawku 41,808
Nkawkaw 41,493
Tarkwa 41,345
Techiman 41,315
Winneba 40,754
Bolgatanga 39,870
Mampong 39,732
Agogo 37,123
Asamankese 36,589
Berekum 36,409
Oda 32,151
Prestea 31,607
Wenchi 30,389
Hohoe 30,120
Aflao 29,991
Anloga 29,748
Savelugu 29,310
Konongo 26,909
Nsawam 26,682
Elmina 25,560
Navrongo 25,470
Dunkwa 25,410
Suhum 25,192
Axim 24,500
Begoro 23,759
Kintampo 22,731
Kpandu 22,525
Shama 20,946
Akwatia 20,451
Apam 20,148
Salaga 19,609
Bibiani 19,076
Saltpond 18,794
Keta 18,077
Foso 15,637
Aburi 15,053
Bechem 14,391
Duayaw Nkwanta 14,227
Mumford 13,983
Kade 13,315
Akropong 11,096
Kibi 9,399
Mpraeso 9,007
Aboso 8,790
Kpandae 8,652
Akim Swedru 8,355
Bekwai 4,260

UNESCO sites

There are 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Ghana:

List of sites

Politics

Ghana democracy type is: Flawed democracy

President Nana Akufo-Addo is the political leader of the country

Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely

Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2207

Gender Equality in Parliament

Between 1997 and 2022, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 9% to 14.55%

Unemployment

Between 1991 and 2022, unemployment in Ghana increased from 3.5% to 3.9%

Self employment

Between 1991 and 2021, self employment in Ghana decreased from 81.17% to 75.05%

GDP Evolution

Between 1960 and 2021, GDP in Ghana increased from 1,217,090,000 to 77,594,300,000

The country GDP is 0.081% of worldwide

The GDP per capita is $2,363.3 and the GDP per km² is $341,024.38

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)

Latest: 20,041 kt CO2 / yr (0.059% of worlwide)

Between 1990 and 2019, carbon dioxide emissions increased from 2,794 to 20,040.6 (kt CO2) in Ghana

Methane (CH4) Emissions

Between 1990 and 2019, methane emissions increased from 5,014.88 to 10,895.5 (kt CO2 eq) in Ghana

Renewable Energy

Between 1971 and 2015, electricity renewable production increased from 0% to 0.026% in Ghana

Media

Freedom of the Press: good

Internet access: 68%

Internet Access

Between 1990 and 2021, internet access increased from 0% to 68.2% in Ghana

Artists

There are 3 artists in our database for Ghana:

Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:

Artist Born Dead
James Barnor 1929
El Anatsui 1944
Daniel Ohene-Adu 1952

Health Expenditure % GDP

In Ghana, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure increased from 2.8% to 4% of GDP

Health Expenditure per Capita

In Ghana, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure per capita increased from 16.27 to 84.98

Hospital beds

In Ghana, between 1960 and 2011, global hospital beds increased from 0.78 to 0.9 per 1000 people

Suicide Rate

In Ghana, between 2000 and 2019, suicide rate increased from 5.4 to 6.6 per 100,000 people

HIV Incidence

In Ghana, between 1990 and 2021, HIV Incidence decreased from 2.2 to 0.57 per 1,000 people

COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for Ghana

09-Mar Last 7 days vs last week Total
Cases 0.0 57.0 1040.0% 171,229
Deaths 0.0 0.0 nan% 1,462
Case Fatality nan% 0.0% nan% 0.85%

Reported Covid-19 deaths, Ghana

There have been a total of 1,462 deaths related to COVID-19 in Ghana, 0.0 yesterday and 0.0 in the last 7 days (nan%)

The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

Reported Covid-19 cases, Ghana

There have been a total 171,229 cases related to COVID-19 in Ghana, 0.0 yesterday and 57.0 in the last 7 days (1040.0%)

The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

In literature

There are 434 books about Ghana in our database:

Military Expenditure

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP decreased from 1.7% to 0.49% between 1960 and 2021 in Ghana

Armed forces

Armed forces increased from 15,100 to 16,000 between 1985 and 2019 in Ghana

Universities

There are 2 universities in Ghana in our database

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