Ghana
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)
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
Site | Type | Date inscribed |
---|---|---|
Asante Traditional Buildings | Cultural | 1980 |
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions | Cultural | 1979 |
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
Political parties
There are 5 parties in our database
Gender Equality in Parliament
Between 1997 and 2022, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 9% to 14.55%
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%
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
Military Expenditure
Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP decreased from 1.7% to 0.49% between 1960 and 2021 in Ghana
Universities
There are 2 universities in Ghana in our database