Egypt vs Ghana

Egypt (Africa) and Ghana (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Egypt Ghana World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Egypt: 156.39 Ghana: 174.86 World: 452.65 1961 Egypt: 162.84 Ghana: 181.87 World: 471.93 1962 Egypt: 142.41 Ghana: 188.42 World: 496.11 1963 Egypt: 143.93 Ghana: 205.04 World: 525.19 1964 Egypt: 157.72 Ghana: 224.97 World: 563.85 1965 Egypt: 161.57 Ghana: 260.51 World: 601.89 1966 Egypt: 168.05 Ghana: 263.33 World: 638.97 1967 Egypt: 174.1 Ghana: 211.22 World: 664.4 1968 Egypt: 179.77 Ghana: 196.67 World: 703.46 1969 Egypt: 192.96 Ghana: 225.77 World: 761.11 1970 Egypt: 232.27 Ghana: 248.16 World: 817.68 1971 Egypt: 242.97 Ghana: 263.41 World: 884.88 1972 Egypt: 256.48 Ghana: 223.8 World: 1,002 1973 Egypt: 272.18 Ghana: 309.51 World: 1,201.53 1974 Egypt: 243.06 Ghana: 289.43 World: 1,362.19 1975 Egypt: 299.22 Ghana: 272.98 World: 1,488.94 1976 Egypt: 334.61 Ghana: 261 World: 1,589.73 1977 Egypt: 353.4 Ghana: 292.29 World: 1,766.28 1978 Egypt: 354.67 Ghana: 325.6 World: 2,055.49 1979 Egypt: 420.86 Ghana: 346.65 World: 2,335.19 1980 Egypt: 493.05 Ghana: 372.25 World: 2,587.01 1981 Egypt: 490.31 Ghana: 343.8 World: 2,628.62 1982 Egypt: 595.92 Ghana: 319.21 World: 2,554.08 1983 Egypt: 648.01 Ghana: 311.38 World: 2,561.17 1984 Egypt: 689.81 Ghana: 330 World: 2,614.33 1985 Egypt: 769.76 Ghana: 329.71 World: 2,690.59 1986 Egypt: 790.2 Ghana: 410.71 World: 3,118.57 1987 Egypt: 753.72 Ghana: 355.15 World: 3,487.88 1988 Egypt: 633.84 Ghana: 355.12 World: 3,829.99 1989 Egypt: 701.04 Ghana: 349.96 World: 3,930.51 1990 Egypt: 735.98 Ghana: 382.54 World: 4,338.94 1991 Egypt: 622.83 Ghana: 418.25 World: 4,453.9 1992 Egypt: 680.8 Ghana: 396.43 World: 4,679.98 1993 Egypt: 740.33 Ghana: 359.8 World: 4,685.3 1994 Egypt: 807.3 Ghana: 320.5 World: 4,967.01 1995 Egypt: 916.33 Ghana: 371.54 World: 5,463.2 1996 Egypt: 1,008.98 Ghana: 389.27 World: 5,507.22 1997 Egypt: 1,146.2 Ghana: 377.84 World: 5,408.57 1998 Egypt: 1,212.82 Ghana: 400.37 World: 5,302.34 1999 Egypt: 1,268.31 Ghana: 403.04 World: 5,401.23 2000 Egypt: 1,366.09 Ghana: 253.75 World: 5,512.56 2001 Egypt: 1,295.14 Ghana: 263.54 World: 5,404.2 2002 Egypt: 1,116.83 Ghana: 297.46 World: 5,539.32 2003 Egypt: 1,031.28 Ghana: 358.4 World: 6,129.87 2004 Egypt: 991.26 Ghana: 406.13 World: 6,818 2005 Egypt: 1,105.54 Ghana: 478.61 World: 7,290.57 2006 Egypt: 1,298.98 Ghana: 906.44 World: 7,803.19 2007 Egypt: 1,547.74 Ghana: 1,050.12 World: 8,685.33 2008 Egypt: 1,896.22 Ghana: 1,182.66 World: 9,425.74 2009 Egypt: 2,161.64 Ghana: 1,047.7 World: 8,827.04 2010 Egypt: 2,455.08 Ghana: 1,263.89 World: 9,555.07 2011 Egypt: 2,590.64 Ghana: 1,507.44 World: 10,496.93 2012 Egypt: 2,996.07 Ghana: 1,543.78 World: 10,597.85 2013 Egypt: 3,025.53 Ghana: 2,294.8 World: 10,759.35 2014 Egypt: 3,133.39 Ghana: 1,949.91 World: 10,912.24 2015 Egypt: 3,306.98 Ghana: 1,722.77 World: 10,191.98 2016 Egypt: 3,270.63 Ghana: 1,912.48 World: 10,239.47 2017 Egypt: 2,395.1 Ghana: 2,012.29 World: 10,784.4 2018 Egypt: 2,484.7 Ghana: 2,195.32 World: 11,344.73 2019 Egypt: 2,962.99 Ghana: 2,186.66 World: 11,417.6 2020 Egypt: 3,511.11 Ghana: 2,195.45 World: 10,999.49 2021 Egypt: 3,827.35 Ghana: 2,445.19 World: 12,472.91 2022 Egypt: 4,233.31 Ghana: 2,229.89 World: 12,876.24 2023 Egypt: 3,456.79 Ghana: 2,383.9 World: 13,313.86 2024 Egypt: 3,338.47 Ghana: 2,419.25 World: 13,717.09 2025 Egypt: 3,085.81 Ghana: 3,257.16 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Egypt Ghana World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Egypt: 44.44 Ghana: 46.94 World: 50.94 1961 Egypt: 45.15 Ghana: 47.13 World: 52.8 1962 Egypt: 45.84 Ghana: 47.34 World: 55.29 1963 Egypt: 46.49 Ghana: 47.48 World: 55.65 1964 Egypt: 47.08 Ghana: 47.64 World: 56.1 1965 Egypt: 47.58 Ghana: 47.69 World: 55.93 1966 Egypt: 47.99 Ghana: 47.71 World: 56.45 1967 Egypt: 48.13 Ghana: 47.73 World: 56.9 1968 Egypt: 48.6 Ghana: 47.76 World: 57.34 1969 Egypt: 48.7 Ghana: 47.9 World: 57.68 1970 Egypt: 49 Ghana: 47.89 World: 57.94 1971 Egypt: 49.48 Ghana: 47.95 World: 58.02 1972 Egypt: 49.91 Ghana: 48.27 World: 58.84 1973 Egypt: 50.1 Ghana: 48.58 World: 59.3 1974 Egypt: 51.04 Ghana: 48.92 World: 59.7 1975 Egypt: 51.73 Ghana: 49.32 World: 60.13 1976 Egypt: 52.48 Ghana: 49.73 World: 60.45 1977 Egypt: 53.27 Ghana: 50.08 World: 61.04 1978 Egypt: 54.08 Ghana: 50.46 World: 61.39 1979 Egypt: 54.88 Ghana: 50.79 World: 61.84 1980 Egypt: 55.67 Ghana: 51.06 World: 62.15 1981 Egypt: 56.45 Ghana: 51.31 World: 62.52 1982 Egypt: 57.22 Ghana: 51.43 World: 62.87 1983 Egypt: 57.97 Ghana: 51.78 World: 63.13 1984 Egypt: 58.7 Ghana: 52.23 World: 63.44 1985 Egypt: 59.41 Ghana: 52.73 World: 63.73 1986 Egypt: 60.09 Ghana: 53.28 World: 64.12 1987 Egypt: 60.74 Ghana: 53.82 World: 64.46 1988 Egypt: 61.36 Ghana: 54.4 World: 64.67 1989 Egypt: 61.95 Ghana: 54.94 World: 64.96 1990 Egypt: 62.51 Ghana: 55.4 World: 65.11 1991 Egypt: 63.06 Ghana: 55.72 World: 65.3 1992 Egypt: 63.59 Ghana: 56.06 World: 65.55 1993 Egypt: 64.15 Ghana: 56.29 World: 65.74 1994 Egypt: 64.66 Ghana: 56.23 World: 65.96 1995 Egypt: 65.21 Ghana: 56.66 World: 66.2 1996 Egypt: 65.73 Ghana: 56.96 World: 66.52 1997 Egypt: 66.21 Ghana: 57.24 World: 66.83 1998 Egypt: 66.64 Ghana: 57.53 World: 67.07 1999 Egypt: 67.01 Ghana: 57.84 World: 67.31 2000 Egypt: 67.33 Ghana: 58.14 World: 67.65 2001 Egypt: 67.61 Ghana: 58.4 World: 67.95 2002 Egypt: 67.85 Ghana: 58.71 World: 68.23 2003 Egypt: 68.05 Ghana: 59.01 World: 68.52 2004 Egypt: 68.21 Ghana: 59.32 World: 68.77 2005 Egypt: 68.36 Ghana: 59.64 World: 69.11 2006 Egypt: 68.49 Ghana: 59.98 World: 69.47 2007 Egypt: 68.63 Ghana: 60.28 World: 69.81 2008 Egypt: 68.76 Ghana: 60.58 World: 70 2009 Egypt: 68.92 Ghana: 60.93 World: 70.38 2010 Egypt: 69.08 Ghana: 61.3 World: 70.68 2011 Egypt: 69.23 Ghana: 61.62 World: 70.97 2012 Egypt: 69.46 Ghana: 62 World: 71.26 2013 Egypt: 69.63 Ghana: 62.4 World: 71.53 2014 Egypt: 69.91 Ghana: 62.83 World: 71.78 2015 Egypt: 70.14 Ghana: 63.18 World: 71.97 2016 Egypt: 70.44 Ghana: 63.52 World: 72.19 2017 Egypt: 70.71 Ghana: 63.83 World: 72.37 2018 Egypt: 70.97 Ghana: 64.14 World: 72.64 2019 Egypt: 71.21 Ghana: 64.46 World: 72.87 2020 Egypt: 69.79 Ghana: 64.31 World: 72.18 2021 Egypt: 68.98 Ghana: 64.29 World: 71.22 2022 Egypt: 71.01 Ghana: 65.25 World: 72.97 2023 Egypt: 71.63 Ghana: 65.5 World: 73.33 2024 Egypt: 71.81 Ghana: 65.7 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Egypt Ghana World

2 4 6 8 1960 Egypt: 6.79 Ghana: 6.89 World: 4.69 1961 Egypt: 6.76 Ghana: 6.91 World: 4.56 1962 Egypt: 6.71 Ghana: 6.94 World: 5.02 1963 Egypt: 6.65 Ghana: 6.94 World: 5.31 1964 Egypt: 6.54 Ghana: 6.9 World: 5.13 1965 Egypt: 6.39 Ghana: 6.88 World: 5.08 1966 Egypt: 6.31 Ghana: 6.86 World: 4.97 1967 Egypt: 6.25 Ghana: 6.89 World: 4.87 1968 Egypt: 6.19 Ghana: 6.89 World: 4.98 1969 Egypt: 6.12 Ghana: 6.95 World: 4.88 1970 Egypt: 6.06 Ghana: 6.95 World: 4.84 1971 Egypt: 5.99 Ghana: 6.95 World: 4.69 1972 Egypt: 5.93 Ghana: 6.92 World: 4.55 1973 Egypt: 5.84 Ghana: 6.87 World: 4.42 1974 Egypt: 5.78 Ghana: 6.82 World: 4.26 1975 Egypt: 5.75 Ghana: 6.76 World: 4.07 1976 Egypt: 5.73 Ghana: 6.7 World: 3.97 1977 Egypt: 5.68 Ghana: 6.64 World: 3.84 1978 Egypt: 5.63 Ghana: 6.56 World: 3.77 1979 Egypt: 5.57 Ghana: 6.51 World: 3.76 1980 Egypt: 5.49 Ghana: 6.47 World: 3.73 1981 Egypt: 5.37 Ghana: 6.42 World: 3.71 1982 Egypt: 5.33 Ghana: 6.31 World: 3.72 1983 Egypt: 5.31 Ghana: 6.23 World: 3.59 1984 Egypt: 5.21 Ghana: 6.15 World: 3.57 1985 Egypt: 5.12 Ghana: 6.12 World: 3.53 1986 Egypt: 5 Ghana: 6.08 World: 3.51 1987 Egypt: 4.91 Ghana: 6.02 World: 3.48 1988 Egypt: 4.83 Ghana: 5.92 World: 3.39 1989 Egypt: 4.68 Ghana: 5.82 World: 3.35 1990 Egypt: 4.51 Ghana: 5.74 World: 3.31 1991 Egypt: 4.32 Ghana: 5.63 World: 3.13 1992 Egypt: 4.15 Ghana: 5.52 World: 3.04 1993 Egypt: 3.99 Ghana: 5.41 World: 2.97 1994 Egypt: 3.87 Ghana: 5.25 World: 2.92 1995 Egypt: 3.76 Ghana: 5.11 World: 2.87 1996 Egypt: 3.7 Ghana: 4.96 World: 2.82 1997 Egypt: 3.68 Ghana: 4.88 World: 2.78 1998 Egypt: 3.68 Ghana: 4.83 World: 2.75 1999 Egypt: 3.6 Ghana: 4.82 World: 2.72 2000 Egypt: 3.51 Ghana: 4.83 World: 2.73 2001 Egypt: 3.46 Ghana: 4.77 World: 2.69 2002 Egypt: 3.41 Ghana: 4.69 World: 2.66 2003 Egypt: 3.35 Ghana: 4.6 World: 2.64 2004 Egypt: 3.28 Ghana: 4.5 World: 2.63 2005 Egypt: 3.25 Ghana: 4.5 World: 2.61 2006 Egypt: 3.22 Ghana: 4.4 World: 2.61 2007 Egypt: 3.24 Ghana: 4.29 World: 2.6 2008 Egypt: 3.24 Ghana: 4.22 World: 2.6 2009 Egypt: 3.26 Ghana: 4.18 World: 2.59 2010 Egypt: 3.3 Ghana: 4.18 World: 2.57 2011 Egypt: 3.31 Ghana: 4.18 World: 2.55 2012 Egypt: 3.4 Ghana: 4.15 World: 2.56 2013 Egypt: 3.49 Ghana: 4.11 World: 2.53 2014 Egypt: 3.49 Ghana: 4.03 World: 2.52 2015 Egypt: 3.5 Ghana: 3.98 World: 2.49 2016 Egypt: 3.35 Ghana: 3.87 World: 2.49 2017 Egypt: 3.31 Ghana: 3.72 World: 2.46 2018 Egypt: 3.02 Ghana: 3.65 World: 2.39 2019 Egypt: 2.87 Ghana: 3.59 World: 2.35 2020 Egypt: 2.85 Ghana: 3.54 World: 2.28 2021 Egypt: 2.75 Ghana: 3.49 World: 2.25 2022 Egypt: 2.75 Ghana: 3.43 World: 2.22 2023 Egypt: 2.75 Ghana: 3.4 World: 2.2 2024 Egypt: 2.74 Ghana: 3.34 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Egypt Ghana World

0 5 10 15 1991 Egypt: 9.38 Ghana: 3.49 World: 5.12 1992 Egypt: 8.92 Ghana: 4.7 World: 5.28 1993 Egypt: 10.92 Ghana: 5.23 World: 5.54 1994 Egypt: 10.93 Ghana: 5.9 World: 5.79 1995 Egypt: 11.04 Ghana: 6.48 World: 5.92 1996 Egypt: 9 Ghana: 7.09 World: 5.98 1997 Egypt: 8.37 Ghana: 7.64 World: 6.01 1998 Egypt: 8.03 Ghana: 8.2 World: 6.16 1999 Egypt: 7.95 Ghana: 10.1 World: 6.28 2000 Egypt: 8.98 Ghana: 10.46 World: 6.11 2001 Egypt: 9.26 Ghana: 9.62 World: 6.19 2002 Egypt: 10.01 Ghana: 8.71 World: 6.41 2003 Egypt: 10.91 Ghana: 7.73 World: 6.48 2004 Egypt: 10.32 Ghana: 6.76 World: 6.33 2005 Egypt: 11.05 Ghana: 5.82 World: 6.22 2006 Egypt: 10.49 Ghana: 4.9 World: 5.97 2007 Egypt: 8.8 Ghana: 5.1 World: 5.77 2008 Egypt: 8.52 Ghana: 5.14 World: 5.82 2009 Egypt: 9.09 Ghana: 5.36 World: 6.41 2010 Egypt: 8.76 Ghana: 5.38 World: 6.28 2011 Egypt: 11.85 Ghana: 4.21 World: 6.15 2012 Egypt: 12.6 Ghana: 3.13 World: 6.15 2013 Egypt: 13.15 Ghana: 2.17 World: 6.1 2014 Egypt: 13.11 Ghana: 4.4 World: 5.96 2015 Egypt: 13.05 Ghana: 6.81 World: 6 2016 Egypt: 12.45 Ghana: 5.26 World: 5.97 2017 Egypt: 11.77 Ghana: 3.37 World: 5.9 2018 Egypt: 9.86 Ghana: 3.2 World: 5.76 2019 Egypt: 7.85 Ghana: 3.07 World: 5.59 2020 Egypt: 7.97 Ghana: 3.18 World: 6.59 2021 Egypt: 7.44 Ghana: 3.2 World: 6.05 2022 Egypt: 6.55 Ghana: 2.87 World: 5.23 2023 Egypt: 6.75 Ghana: 2.83 World: 4.85 2024 Egypt: 6.82 Ghana: 2.82 World: 4.81 2025 Egypt: 6.78 Ghana: 2.98 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Egypt Ghana World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Egypt: 0.74 Ghana: 0.26 World: 4.14 1971 Egypt: 0.71 Ghana: 0.26 World: 4.04 1972 Egypt: 0.75 Ghana: 0.26 World: 4.16 1973 Egypt: 0.69 Ghana: 0.26 World: 4.32 1974 Egypt: 0.78 Ghana: 0.27 World: 4.23 1975 Egypt: 0.82 Ghana: 0.28 World: 4.14 1976 Egypt: 0.92 Ghana: 0.28 World: 4.31 1977 Egypt: 0.93 Ghana: 0.28 World: 4.36 1978 Egypt: 0.92 Ghana: 0.26 World: 4.42 1979 Egypt: 0.97 Ghana: 0.23 World: 4.46 1980 Egypt: 1.04 Ghana: 0.22 World: 4.33 1981 Egypt: 1.14 Ghana: 0.26 World: 4.18 1982 Egypt: 1.2 Ghana: 0.22 World: 4.05 1983 Egypt: 1.3 Ghana: 0.13 World: 4.01 1984 Egypt: 1.39 Ghana: 0.15 World: 4.07 1985 Egypt: 1.42 Ghana: 0.17 World: 4.05 1986 Egypt: 1.44 Ghana: 0.18 World: 4.04 1987 Egypt: 1.51 Ghana: 0.19 World: 4.1 1988 Egypt: 1.51 Ghana: 0.19 World: 4.16 1989 Egypt: 1.56 Ghana: 0.21 World: 4.16 1990 Egypt: 1.57 Ghana: 0.2 World: 4.15 1991 Egypt: 1.56 Ghana: 0.18 World: 4.1 1992 Egypt: 1.59 Ghana: 0.21 World: 4.01 1993 Egypt: 1.55 Ghana: 0.21 World: 3.97 1994 Egypt: 1.45 Ghana: 0.22 World: 3.94 1995 Egypt: 1.52 Ghana: 0.23 World: 3.99 1996 Egypt: 1.6 Ghana: 0.25 World: 4.01 1997 Egypt: 1.66 Ghana: 0.25 World: 4.02 1998 Egypt: 1.72 Ghana: 0.34 World: 3.98 1999 Egypt: 1.81 Ghana: 0.36 World: 3.95 2000 Egypt: 1.75 Ghana: 0.31 World: 4.01 2001 Egypt: 1.89 Ghana: 0.32 World: 4.01 2002 Egypt: 1.9 Ghana: 0.37 World: 4.02 2003 Egypt: 1.9 Ghana: 0.34 World: 4.15 2004 Egypt: 2.02 Ghana: 0.31 World: 4.28 2005 Egypt: 2.2 Ghana: 0.32 World: 4.39 2006 Egypt: 2.28 Ghana: 0.38 World: 4.48 2007 Egypt: 2.4 Ghana: 0.39 World: 4.59 2008 Egypt: 2.35 Ghana: 0.36 World: 4.56 2009 Egypt: 2.4 Ghana: 0.4 World: 4.45 2010 Egypt: 2.37 Ghana: 0.44 World: 4.67 2011 Egypt: 2.41 Ghana: 0.46 World: 4.76 2012 Egypt: 2.5 Ghana: 0.54 World: 4.77 2013 Egypt: 2.4 Ghana: 0.56 World: 4.81 2014 Egypt: 2.39 Ghana: 0.53 World: 4.78 2015 Egypt: 2.4 Ghana: 0.54 World: 4.7 2016 Egypt: 2.46 Ghana: 0.55 World: 4.65 2017 Egypt: 2.52 Ghana: 0.58 World: 4.67 2018 Egypt: 2.42 Ghana: 0.62 World: 4.73 2019 Egypt: 2.2 Ghana: 0.65 World: 4.7 2020 Egypt: 2.25 Ghana: 0.72 World: 4.47 2021 Egypt: 2.36 Ghana: 0.75 World: 4.68 2022 Egypt: 2.3 Ghana: 0.72 World: 4.67 2023 Egypt: 2.41 Ghana: 0.69 World: 4.68 2024 Egypt: 2.5 Ghana: 0.7 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Egypt Ghana World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Egypt: 12.75 Ghana: 1.83 World: 15.6 2006 Egypt: 13.66 Ghana: 2.72 World: 17.2 2007 Egypt: 16.03 Ghana: 3.85 World: 20.2 2008 Egypt: 18.01 Ghana: 4.27 World: 22.8 2009 Egypt: 20 Ghana: 5.44 World: 25.3 2010 Egypt: 21.6 Ghana: 7.8 World: 28.4 2011 Egypt: 25.6 Ghana: 9 World: 30.9 2012 Egypt: 26.4 Ghana: 10.6 World: 33.3 2013 Egypt: 29.4 Ghana: 15 World: 35.3 2014 Egypt: 33.89 Ghana: 19 World: 37.4 2015 Egypt: 37.82 Ghana: 23 World: 39.9 2016 Egypt: 41.25 Ghana: 28 World: 43.6 2017 Egypt: 44.95 Ghana: 37.88 World: 46.3 2018 Egypt: 46.92 Ghana: 43 World: 49.4 2019 Egypt: 57.28 Ghana: 22.07 World: 53.9 2020 Egypt: 71.91 Ghana: 62.52 World: 60.1 2021 Egypt: 72.06 Ghana: 68.6 World: 63.8 2022 Egypt: 72.2 Ghana: 69.91 World: 67 2023 Egypt: 74.01 Ghana: 70.67 World: 69.2 2024 Egypt: 74.65 Ghana: 72.18 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Population 118.4 mn 2025
13th of 215		 35.1 mn 2025
47th of 215
Population density 115.1 /km² 2023
91st of 214		 148.5 /km² 2023
75th of 214
Population growth 1.56 % 2025
67th of 215		 1.83 % 2025
57th of 215
Life expectancy 71.8 years 2024
138th of 215		 65.7 years 2024
187th of 215
Fertility rate 2.74 2024
62nd of 215		 3.34 2024
46th of 215
Birth rate 20.9 ‰ 2024
68th of 215		 25.9 ‰ 2024
46th of 215
Infant mortality 20.8 ‰ 2024
130th of 196		 27.5 ‰ 2024
145th of 196
Urban population 42.9 % 2025
166th of 215		 58.9 % 2025
131st of 215
Aged 65+ 5.3 % 2025
141st of 215		 3.8 % 2025
170th of 215
Living in cities 70.2 % 2025
16th of 215		 49.1 % 2025
59th of 215
Living in towns 27.3 % 2025
132nd of 215		 28.7 % 2025
120th of 215
Living in rural areas 2.5 % 2025
208th of 215		 22.2 % 2025
130th of 215

Human development

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Human Development Index 0.754 2023
100th of 193		 0.628 2023
143rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.582 2023
98th of 169		 0.399 2023
132nd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.726 2023
47th of 156		 0.604 2023
106th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.398 2023
101st of 172		 0.514 2023
138th of 172

Economy

Indicator Egypt Ghana
GDP 365.3 bn US$ 2025
42nd of 186		 114.2 bn US$ 2025
69th of 186
GDP per capita 3,086 US$ 2025
138th of 186		 3,257 US$ 2025
134th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 20,204 int. $ 2025
93rd of 185		 8,610 int. $ 2025
135th of 185
GNI per capita 3,260 US$ 2025
131st of 182		 2,630 US$ 2025
142nd of 182
GDP growth 4.4 % 2025
61st of 186		 6.0 % 2025
31st of 186
Inflation 14.1 % 2025
11th of 165		 14.2 % 2025
10th of 165
Trade 51.3 % 2025
103rd of 138		 69.0 % 2024
Exports 19.8 % 2025
112th of 138		 35.1 % 2024
FDI inflows 4.2 % 2025
15th of 192		 1.7 % 2025
109th of 192
Manufacturing 14.5 % 2025
40th of 132		 10.1 % 2025
74th of 132
Agriculture 16.6 % 2025
37th of 158		 21.3 % 2025
27th of 158
Tax revenue 12.5 % 2015 12.4 % 2023
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
130th of 147		 0.4 % 2024
141st of 147

Labour

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Unemployment 6.8 % 2025
122nd of 181		 3.0 % 2025
40th of 181
Youth unemployment 18.3 % 2025
124th of 181		 5.8 % 2025
32nd of 181
Women in the labour force 18.5 % 2025
174th of 181		 55.3 % 2025
78th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 17.5 % 2025
83rd of 181		 34.6 % 2025
46th of 181
Weekly hours worked 44.1 h 2025
31st of 181		 32.7 h 2025
151st of 181
Youth NEET rate 24.8 % 2025
132nd of 181		 27.5 % 2025
144th of 181
Labour income share 40.2 % 2015 42.5 % 2025
72nd of 114
Output per hour 26.4 $ 2025
78th of 181		 11.6 $ 2025
124th of 181

Health

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Health spending 4.9 % 2023
128th of 192		 2.9 % 2023
177th of 192
Health spending per person 141 US$ 2023
135th of 191		 70 US$ 2023
160th of 191
Physicians 0.67 /1,000 2020 0.27 /1,000 2023
109th of 125
Under-5 mortality 22.4 ‰ 2024
128th of 196		 35.9 ‰ 2024
146th of 196
Maternal mortality 17 /100k 2023
66th of 194		 234 /100k 2023
163rd of 194
Tobacco use 25.0 % 2024
119th of 166		 3.3 % 2024
2nd of 166
Safe drinking water 78.9 % 2024
77th of 147		 42.9 % 2024
116th of 147

Food

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Calories per person 3,194 kcal 2024
54th of 155		 3,120 kcal 2024
57th of 155
Protein supply 90.2 g 2022
92nd of 174		 69.3 g 2022
139th of 174
Animal protein supply 27.3 g 2022
127th of 174		 18.5 g 2022
141st of 174
Fat supply 57.4 g 2022
145th of 174		 49.2 g 2022
157th of 174
Food insecurity 29.9 % 2024
82nd of 134		 43.5 % 2024
101st of 134
Severe food insecurity 11.7 % 2024
90th of 124		 8.8 % 2024
85th of 124
Cereal import dependency 42.8 % 2022
80th of 160		 32.1 % 2022
97th of 160

Education

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Literacy 79.5 % 2022 76.5 % 2021
Secondary enrolment 84.8 % 2024
80th of 108		 75.7 % 2024
90th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 38.0 % 2025
84th of 128		 21.3 % 2024
101st of 128
Expected schooling 13.1 yrs 2023
109th of 195		 11.4 yrs 2023
150th of 195
Mean schooling 10.1 yrs 2023
90th of 193		 7.1 yrs 2023
142nd of 193
Education spending - 2.9 % 2022

Society

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Income inequality 28.5 2021 43.5 2016
Extreme poverty 1.4 % 2021 39.0 % 2016
Internet use 74.6 % 2024
112th of 182		 72.2 % 2024
117th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 97.1 /100 2024
118th of 151		 113.6 /100 2024
91st of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
32nd of 213		 91.9 % 2024
156th of 213
Women in parliament 26.8 % 2025
88th of 184		 14.5 % 2025
146th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Refugees hosted 220,033 2025
32nd of 177		 21,050 2025
80th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.9 ‰ 2025
72nd of 177		 0.6 ‰ 2025
100th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 878,268 2025
2nd of 177		 475 2025
112th of 177
Refugees from the country 23,763 2025
45th of 199		 16,030 2025
52nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
104th of 199		 0.5 ‰ 2025
77th of 199

Governance

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Control of corruption 31.1 /100 2024
158th of 207		 43.9 /100 2024
101st of 207
Government effectiveness 49.5 /100 2024
109th of 205		 52.5 /100 2024
99th of 205
Rule of law 44.0 /100 2024
151st of 207		 57.9 /100 2024
95th of 207
Regulatory quality 47.0 /100 2024
135th of 205		 53.4 /100 2024
102nd of 205
Voice and accountability 28.8 /100 2024
189th of 205		 60.4 /100 2024
87th of 205
Political stability 49.2 /100 2024
175th of 207		 66.1 /100 2024
104th of 207

Environment

Indicator Egypt Ghana
CO₂ per capita 2.50 t 2024
99th of 202		 0.70 t 2024
51st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 258.4 Mt 2024
25th of 204		 21.0 Mt 2024
86th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.67 % 2024
25th of 204		 0.05 % 2024
86th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 7.5 Gt 2024
31st of 204		 0.4 Gt 2024
106th of 204
GHG per capita 3.32 t 2024
88th of 202		 1.40 t 2024
34th of 202
Renewable energy 6.1 % 2021
162nd of 211		 39.0 % 2021
63rd of 211
Forest area 0.0 % 2023
207th of 212		 35.2 % 2023
88th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 43.1 µg/m³ 2023
184th of 200		 28.1 µg/m³ 2023
148th of 200
Water stress 141.2 % 2022
169th of 176		 6.3 % 2022
67th of 176
Land area 995,450 km² 2023
29th of 214		 227,533 km² 2023
82nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Egypt Ghana
Renewable electricity 13.0 % 2025
144th of 190		 36.2 % 2024
82nd of 190
Wind and solar 6.9 % 2025
101st of 190		 0.7 % 2024
148th of 190
Low-carbon electricity 13.0 % 2025
147th of 190		 36.2 % 2024
94th of 190
Fossil electricity 87.0 % 2025
147th of 190		 63.8 % 2024
94th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
32nd of 188		 0.0 % 2024
39th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 563 g/kWh 2025
134th of 190		 469 g/kWh 2024
96th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.06 MWh 2025
107th of 191		 0.63 MWh 2024
150th of 191
Nuclear power - 0.0 % 2024
76th of 180

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.