Ghana vs South Africa

Ghana (Africa) and South Africa (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

Ghana South Africa World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Ghana: 174.86 South Africa: 532.15 World: 452.65 1961 Ghana: 181.87 South Africa: 545.66 World: 471.93 1962 Ghana: 188.42 South Africa: 563.42 World: 496.11 1963 Ghana: 205.04 South Africa: 604.54 World: 525.19 1964 Ghana: 224.97 South Africa: 645.87 World: 563.85 1965 Ghana: 260.51 South Africa: 684.62 World: 601.89 1966 Ghana: 263.33 South Africa: 721.75 World: 638.97 1967 Ghana: 211.22 South Africa: 778.84 World: 664.4 1968 Ghana: 196.67 South Africa: 817.13 World: 703.46 1969 Ghana: 225.77 South Africa: 890.92 World: 761.11 1970 Ghana: 248.16 South Africa: 952.35 World: 817.68 1971 Ghana: 263.41 South Africa: 1,020.44 World: 884.88 1972 Ghana: 223.8 South Africa: 1,038.39 World: 1,002 1973 Ghana: 309.51 South Africa: 1,369.16 World: 1,201.53 1974 Ghana: 289.43 South Africa: 1,656.29 World: 1,362.19 1975 Ghana: 272.98 South Africa: 1,670.12 World: 1,488.94 1976 Ghana: 261 South Africa: 1,559 World: 1,589.73 1977 Ghana: 292.29 South Africa: 1,671.47 World: 1,766.28 1978 Ghana: 325.6 South Africa: 1,851.75 World: 2,055.49 1979 Ghana: 346.65 South Africa: 2,201.52 World: 2,335.19 1980 Ghana: 372.25 South Africa: 3,028.97 World: 2,587.01 1981 Ghana: 343.8 South Africa: 3,049.71 World: 2,628.62 1982 Ghana: 319.21 South Africa: 2,717.16 World: 2,554.08 1983 Ghana: 311.38 South Africa: 2,938.49 World: 2,561.17 1984 Ghana: 330 South Africa: 2,504.08 World: 2,614.33 1985 Ghana: 329.71 South Africa: 1,839.48 World: 2,690.59 1986 Ghana: 410.71 South Africa: 2,027.47 World: 3,118.57 1987 Ghana: 355.15 South Africa: 2,586.27 World: 3,487.88 1988 Ghana: 355.12 South Africa: 2,702.06 World: 3,829.99 1989 Ghana: 349.96 South Africa: 2,726.71 World: 3,930.51 1990 Ghana: 382.54 South Africa: 3,093.49 World: 4,338.94 1991 Ghana: 418.25 South Africa: 3,243.24 World: 4,453.9 1992 Ghana: 396.43 South Africa: 3,462.39 World: 4,679.98 1993 Ghana: 359.8 South Africa: 3,399.64 World: 4,685.3 1994 Ghana: 320.5 South Africa: 3,488.6 World: 4,967.01 1995 Ghana: 371.54 South Africa: 3,855.63 World: 5,463.2 1996 Ghana: 389.27 South Africa: 3,617.55 World: 5,507.22 1997 Ghana: 377.84 South Africa: 3,700.24 World: 5,408.57 1998 Ghana: 400.37 South Africa: 3,309.61 World: 5,302.34 1999 Ghana: 403.04 South Africa: 3,242.37 World: 5,401.23 2000 Ghana: 253.75 South Africa: 3,217.85 World: 5,512.56 2001 Ghana: 263.54 South Africa: 2,847.15 World: 5,404.2 2002 Ghana: 297.46 South Africa: 2,688.24 World: 5,539.32 2003 Ghana: 358.4 South Africa: 4,062.22 World: 6,129.87 2004 Ghana: 406.13 South Africa: 5,221.46 World: 6,818 2005 Ghana: 478.61 South Africa: 5,836.88 World: 7,290.57 2006 Ghana: 906.44 South Africa: 6,077.38 World: 7,803.19 2007 Ghana: 1,050.12 South Africa: 6,591.86 World: 8,685.33 2008 Ghana: 1,182.66 South Africa: 6,184.75 World: 9,425.74 2009 Ghana: 1,047.7 South Africa: 6,374.71 World: 8,827.04 2010 Ghana: 1,263.89 South Africa: 7,973.47 World: 9,555.07 2011 Ghana: 1,507.44 South Africa: 8,646.06 World: 10,496.93 2012 Ghana: 1,543.78 South Africa: 8,076.98 World: 10,597.85 2013 Ghana: 2,294.8 South Africa: 7,331.65 World: 10,759.35 2014 Ghana: 1,949.91 South Africa: 6,856.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 Ghana: 1,722.77 South Africa: 6,112.27 World: 10,191.98 2016 Ghana: 1,912.48 South Africa: 5,651.21 World: 10,239.47 2017 Ghana: 2,012.29 South Africa: 6,618.34 World: 10,784.4 2018 Ghana: 2,195.32 South Africa: 6,914.18 World: 11,344.73 2019 Ghana: 2,186.66 South Africa: 6,533.71 World: 11,417.6 2020 Ghana: 2,195.45 South Africa: 5,580.6 World: 10,999.49 2021 Ghana: 2,445.19 South Africa: 6,828.76 World: 12,472.91 2022 Ghana: 2,229.89 South Africa: 6,534.25 World: 12,876.24 2023 Ghana: 2,383.9 South Africa: 6,034.27 World: 13,313.86 2024 Ghana: 2,419.25 South Africa: 6,267.19 World: 13,717.09 2025 Ghana: 3,257.16 South Africa: 6,597.71 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Ghana South Africa World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Ghana: 46.94 South Africa: 52.58 World: 50.94 1961 Ghana: 47.13 South Africa: 53.07 World: 52.8 1962 Ghana: 47.34 South Africa: 53.57 World: 55.29 1963 Ghana: 47.48 South Africa: 53.9 World: 55.65 1964 Ghana: 47.64 South Africa: 54.22 World: 56.1 1965 Ghana: 47.69 South Africa: 54.43 World: 55.93 1966 Ghana: 47.71 South Africa: 54.73 World: 56.45 1967 Ghana: 47.73 South Africa: 54.96 World: 56.9 1968 Ghana: 47.76 South Africa: 55.19 World: 57.34 1969 Ghana: 47.9 South Africa: 55.44 World: 57.68 1970 Ghana: 47.89 South Africa: 55.68 World: 57.94 1971 Ghana: 47.95 South Africa: 56.02 World: 58.02 1972 Ghana: 48.27 South Africa: 56.38 World: 58.84 1973 Ghana: 48.58 South Africa: 56.72 World: 59.3 1974 Ghana: 48.92 South Africa: 57.11 World: 59.7 1975 Ghana: 49.32 South Africa: 57.59 World: 60.13 1976 Ghana: 49.73 South Africa: 58 World: 60.45 1977 Ghana: 50.08 South Africa: 58.48 World: 61.04 1978 Ghana: 50.46 South Africa: 58.99 World: 61.39 1979 Ghana: 50.79 South Africa: 59.47 World: 61.84 1980 Ghana: 51.06 South Africa: 59.96 World: 62.15 1981 Ghana: 51.31 South Africa: 60.45 World: 62.52 1982 Ghana: 51.43 South Africa: 60.94 World: 62.87 1983 Ghana: 51.78 South Africa: 61.39 World: 63.13 1984 Ghana: 52.23 South Africa: 61.84 World: 63.44 1985 Ghana: 52.73 South Africa: 62.2 World: 63.73 1986 Ghana: 53.28 South Africa: 62.42 World: 64.12 1987 Ghana: 53.82 South Africa: 62.69 World: 64.46 1988 Ghana: 54.4 South Africa: 62.9 World: 64.67 1989 Ghana: 54.94 South Africa: 63.02 World: 64.96 1990 Ghana: 55.4 South Africa: 62.94 World: 65.11 1991 Ghana: 55.72 South Africa: 62.98 World: 65.3 1992 Ghana: 56.06 South Africa: 62.84 World: 65.55 1993 Ghana: 56.29 South Africa: 62.62 World: 65.74 1994 Ghana: 56.23 South Africa: 62.07 World: 65.96 1995 Ghana: 56.66 South Africa: 61.6 World: 66.2 1996 Ghana: 56.96 South Africa: 61.08 World: 66.52 1997 Ghana: 57.24 South Africa: 60.54 World: 66.83 1998 Ghana: 57.53 South Africa: 59.91 World: 67.07 1999 Ghana: 57.84 South Africa: 59.19 World: 67.31 2000 Ghana: 58.14 South Africa: 58.37 World: 67.65 2001 Ghana: 58.4 South Africa: 57.16 World: 67.95 2002 Ghana: 58.71 South Africa: 55.58 World: 68.23 2003 Ghana: 59.01 South Africa: 54.25 World: 68.52 2004 Ghana: 59.32 South Africa: 53.96 World: 68.77 2005 Ghana: 59.64 South Africa: 53.91 World: 69.11 2006 Ghana: 59.98 South Africa: 54.22 World: 69.47 2007 Ghana: 60.28 South Africa: 54.95 World: 69.81 2008 Ghana: 60.58 South Africa: 55.98 World: 70 2009 Ghana: 60.93 South Africa: 57.41 World: 70.38 2010 Ghana: 61.3 South Africa: 58.89 World: 70.68 2011 Ghana: 61.62 South Africa: 60.6 World: 70.97 2012 Ghana: 62 South Africa: 61.74 World: 71.26 2013 Ghana: 62.4 South Africa: 62.39 World: 71.53 2014 Ghana: 62.83 South Africa: 63.18 World: 71.78 2015 Ghana: 63.18 South Africa: 64.05 World: 71.97 2016 Ghana: 63.52 South Africa: 64.75 World: 72.19 2017 Ghana: 63.83 South Africa: 65.42 World: 72.37 2018 Ghana: 64.14 South Africa: 65.73 World: 72.64 2019 Ghana: 64.46 South Africa: 66.07 World: 72.87 2020 Ghana: 64.31 South Africa: 65.15 World: 72.18 2021 Ghana: 64.29 South Africa: 62.01 World: 71.22 2022 Ghana: 65.25 South Africa: 65.45 World: 72.97 2023 Ghana: 65.5 South Africa: 66.14 World: 73.33 2024 Ghana: 65.7 South Africa: 66.31 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Ghana South Africa World

2 4 6 8 1960 Ghana: 6.89 South Africa: 6.11 World: 4.69 1961 Ghana: 6.91 South Africa: 6.08 World: 4.56 1962 Ghana: 6.94 South Africa: 6.05 World: 5.02 1963 Ghana: 6.94 South Africa: 6.01 World: 5.31 1964 Ghana: 6.9 South Africa: 5.96 World: 5.13 1965 Ghana: 6.88 South Africa: 5.89 World: 5.08 1966 Ghana: 6.86 South Africa: 5.91 World: 4.97 1967 Ghana: 6.89 South Africa: 5.85 World: 4.87 1968 Ghana: 6.89 South Africa: 5.78 World: 4.98 1969 Ghana: 6.95 South Africa: 5.72 World: 4.88 1970 Ghana: 6.95 South Africa: 5.63 World: 4.84 1971 Ghana: 6.95 South Africa: 5.57 World: 4.69 1972 Ghana: 6.92 South Africa: 5.49 World: 4.55 1973 Ghana: 6.87 South Africa: 5.41 World: 4.42 1974 Ghana: 6.82 South Africa: 5.3 World: 4.26 1975 Ghana: 6.76 South Africa: 5.19 World: 4.07 1976 Ghana: 6.7 South Africa: 5.07 World: 3.97 1977 Ghana: 6.64 South Africa: 4.94 World: 3.84 1978 Ghana: 6.56 South Africa: 4.85 World: 3.77 1979 Ghana: 6.51 South Africa: 4.82 World: 3.76 1980 Ghana: 6.47 South Africa: 4.78 World: 3.73 1981 Ghana: 6.42 South Africa: 4.71 World: 3.71 1982 Ghana: 6.31 South Africa: 4.7 World: 3.72 1983 Ghana: 6.23 South Africa: 4.63 World: 3.59 1984 Ghana: 6.15 South Africa: 4.57 World: 3.57 1985 Ghana: 6.12 South Africa: 4.5 World: 3.53 1986 Ghana: 6.08 South Africa: 4.41 World: 3.51 1987 Ghana: 6.02 South Africa: 4.35 World: 3.48 1988 Ghana: 5.92 South Africa: 4.18 World: 3.39 1989 Ghana: 5.82 South Africa: 3.98 World: 3.35 1990 Ghana: 5.74 South Africa: 3.72 World: 3.31 1991 Ghana: 5.63 South Africa: 3.62 World: 3.13 1992 Ghana: 5.52 South Africa: 3.48 World: 3.04 1993 Ghana: 5.41 South Africa: 3.37 World: 2.97 1994 Ghana: 5.25 South Africa: 3.26 World: 2.92 1995 Ghana: 5.11 South Africa: 3.17 World: 2.87 1996 Ghana: 4.96 South Africa: 2.99 World: 2.82 1997 Ghana: 4.88 South Africa: 2.73 World: 2.78 1998 Ghana: 4.83 South Africa: 2.63 World: 2.75 1999 Ghana: 4.82 South Africa: 2.56 World: 2.72 2000 Ghana: 4.83 South Africa: 2.41 World: 2.73 2001 Ghana: 4.77 South Africa: 2.37 World: 2.69 2002 Ghana: 4.69 South Africa: 2.32 World: 2.66 2003 Ghana: 4.6 South Africa: 2.36 World: 2.64 2004 Ghana: 4.5 South Africa: 2.44 World: 2.63 2005 Ghana: 4.5 South Africa: 2.51 World: 2.61 2006 Ghana: 4.4 South Africa: 2.55 World: 2.61 2007 Ghana: 4.29 South Africa: 2.55 World: 2.6 2008 Ghana: 4.22 South Africa: 2.68 World: 2.6 2009 Ghana: 4.18 South Africa: 2.5 World: 2.59 2010 Ghana: 4.18 South Africa: 2.45 World: 2.57 2011 Ghana: 4.18 South Africa: 2.44 World: 2.55 2012 Ghana: 4.15 South Africa: 2.45 World: 2.56 2013 Ghana: 4.11 South Africa: 2.43 World: 2.53 2014 Ghana: 4.03 South Africa: 2.42 World: 2.52 2015 Ghana: 3.98 South Africa: 2.36 World: 2.49 2016 Ghana: 3.87 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.49 2017 Ghana: 3.72 South Africa: 2.28 World: 2.46 2018 Ghana: 3.65 South Africa: 2.27 World: 2.39 2019 Ghana: 3.59 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.35 2020 Ghana: 3.54 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.28 2021 Ghana: 3.49 South Africa: 2.25 World: 2.25 2022 Ghana: 3.43 South Africa: 2.23 World: 2.22 2023 Ghana: 3.4 South Africa: 2.22 World: 2.2 2024 Ghana: 3.34 South Africa: 2.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Ghana South Africa World

0 10 20 30 40 1991 Ghana: 3.49 South Africa: 23.14 World: 5.12 1992 Ghana: 4.7 South Africa: 23.46 World: 5.28 1993 Ghana: 5.23 South Africa: 23.36 World: 5.54 1994 Ghana: 5.9 South Africa: 23.07 World: 5.79 1995 Ghana: 6.48 South Africa: 22.71 World: 5.92 1996 Ghana: 7.09 South Africa: 22.5 World: 5.98 1997 Ghana: 7.64 South Africa: 22.55 World: 6.01 1998 Ghana: 8.2 South Africa: 22.74 World: 6.16 1999 Ghana: 10.1 South Africa: 22.88 World: 6.28 2000 Ghana: 10.46 South Africa: 22.79 World: 6.11 2001 Ghana: 9.62 South Africa: 22.65 World: 6.19 2002 Ghana: 8.71 South Africa: 22.58 World: 6.41 2003 Ghana: 7.73 South Africa: 22.68 World: 6.48 2004 Ghana: 6.76 South Africa: 22.57 World: 6.33 2005 Ghana: 5.82 South Africa: 22.47 World: 6.22 2006 Ghana: 4.9 South Africa: 22.3 World: 5.97 2007 Ghana: 5.1 South Africa: 22.26 World: 5.77 2008 Ghana: 5.14 South Africa: 22.41 World: 5.82 2009 Ghana: 5.36 South Africa: 23.52 World: 6.41 2010 Ghana: 5.38 South Africa: 24.68 World: 6.28 2011 Ghana: 4.21 South Africa: 24.64 World: 6.15 2012 Ghana: 3.13 South Africa: 24.73 World: 6.15 2013 Ghana: 2.17 South Africa: 24.56 World: 6.1 2014 Ghana: 4.4 South Africa: 24.89 World: 5.96 2015 Ghana: 6.81 South Africa: 25.15 World: 6 2016 Ghana: 5.26 South Africa: 26.54 World: 5.97 2017 Ghana: 3.37 South Africa: 27.04 World: 5.9 2018 Ghana: 3.2 South Africa: 26.91 World: 5.76 2019 Ghana: 3.07 South Africa: 28.47 World: 5.59 2020 Ghana: 3.18 South Africa: 29.22 World: 6.59 2021 Ghana: 3.2 South Africa: 34.01 World: 6.05 2022 Ghana: 2.87 South Africa: 33.27 World: 5.23 2023 Ghana: 2.83 South Africa: 32.1 World: 4.85 2024 Ghana: 2.82 South Africa: 32.28 World: 4.81 2025 Ghana: 2.98 South Africa: 32.39 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Ghana South Africa World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 Ghana: 0.26 South Africa: 8.33 World: 4.14 1971 Ghana: 0.26 South Africa: 8.04 World: 4.04 1972 Ghana: 0.26 South Africa: 8.09 World: 4.16 1973 Ghana: 0.26 South Africa: 8.57 World: 4.32 1974 Ghana: 0.27 South Africa: 8.6 World: 4.23 1975 Ghana: 0.28 South Africa: 8.99 World: 4.14 1976 Ghana: 0.28 South Africa: 9.29 World: 4.31 1977 Ghana: 0.28 South Africa: 9.04 World: 4.36 1978 Ghana: 0.26 South Africa: 8 World: 4.42 1979 Ghana: 0.23 South Africa: 7.98 World: 4.46 1980 Ghana: 0.22 South Africa: 8.23 World: 4.33 1981 Ghana: 0.26 South Africa: 8.4 World: 4.18 1982 Ghana: 0.22 South Africa: 8.32 World: 4.05 1983 Ghana: 0.13 South Africa: 8.1 World: 4.01 1984 Ghana: 0.15 South Africa: 8.34 World: 4.07 1985 Ghana: 0.17 South Africa: 8.2 World: 4.05 1986 Ghana: 0.18 South Africa: 7.88 World: 4.04 1987 Ghana: 0.19 South Africa: 8.07 World: 4.1 1988 Ghana: 0.19 South Africa: 7.92 World: 4.16 1989 Ghana: 0.21 South Africa: 7.61 World: 4.16 1990 Ghana: 0.2 South Africa: 7.71 World: 4.15 1991 Ghana: 0.18 South Africa: 7.34 World: 4.1 1992 Ghana: 0.21 South Africa: 7.06 World: 4.01 1993 Ghana: 0.21 South Africa: 6.97 World: 3.97 1994 Ghana: 0.22 South Africa: 7.01 World: 3.94 1995 Ghana: 0.23 South Africa: 7.3 World: 3.99 1996 Ghana: 0.25 South Africa: 7.45 World: 4.01 1997 Ghana: 0.25 South Africa: 7.69 World: 4.02 1998 Ghana: 0.34 South Africa: 7.73 World: 3.98 1999 Ghana: 0.36 South Africa: 7.29 World: 3.95 2000 Ghana: 0.31 South Africa: 7.36 World: 4.01 2001 Ghana: 0.32 South Africa: 7.51 World: 4.01 2002 Ghana: 0.37 South Africa: 7.72 World: 4.02 2003 Ghana: 0.34 South Africa: 8.11 World: 4.15 2004 Ghana: 0.31 South Africa: 8.69 World: 4.28 2005 Ghana: 0.32 South Africa: 8.82 World: 4.39 2006 Ghana: 0.38 South Africa: 8.81 World: 4.48 2007 Ghana: 0.39 South Africa: 9.1 World: 4.59 2008 Ghana: 0.36 South Africa: 9.55 World: 4.56 2009 Ghana: 0.4 South Africa: 8.83 World: 4.45 2010 Ghana: 0.44 South Africa: 8.87 World: 4.67 2011 Ghana: 0.46 South Africa: 8.38 World: 4.76 2012 Ghana: 0.54 South Africa: 8.58 World: 4.77 2013 Ghana: 0.56 South Africa: 8.69 World: 4.81 2014 Ghana: 0.53 South Africa: 8.75 World: 4.78 2015 Ghana: 0.54 South Africa: 8.15 World: 4.7 2016 Ghana: 0.55 South Africa: 8.04 World: 4.65 2017 Ghana: 0.58 South Africa: 8.15 World: 4.67 2018 Ghana: 0.62 South Africa: 8.08 World: 4.73 2019 Ghana: 0.65 South Africa: 8.01 World: 4.7 2020 Ghana: 0.72 South Africa: 7.44 World: 4.47 2021 Ghana: 0.75 South Africa: 7.29 World: 4.68 2022 Ghana: 0.72 South Africa: 6.88 World: 4.67 2023 Ghana: 0.69 South Africa: 6.76 World: 4.68 2024 Ghana: 0.7 South Africa: 6.88 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Ghana South Africa World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Ghana: 1.83 South Africa: 7.49 World: 15.6 2006 Ghana: 2.72 South Africa: 7.61 World: 17.2 2007 Ghana: 3.85 South Africa: 8.07 World: 20.2 2008 Ghana: 4.27 South Africa: 8.43 World: 22.8 2009 Ghana: 5.44 South Africa: 10 World: 25.3 2010 Ghana: 7.8 South Africa: 24 World: 28.4 2011 Ghana: 9 South Africa: 33.97 World: 30.9 2012 Ghana: 10.6 South Africa: 41 World: 33.3 2013 Ghana: 15 South Africa: 46.5 World: 35.3 2014 Ghana: 19 South Africa: 49 World: 37.4 2015 Ghana: 23 South Africa: 51.92 World: 39.9 2016 Ghana: 28 South Africa: 54 World: 43.6 2017 Ghana: 37.88 South Africa: 56.17 World: 46.3 2018 Ghana: 43 South Africa: 62.4 World: 49.4 2019 Ghana: 22.07 South Africa: 69.7 World: 53.9 2020 Ghana: 62.52 South Africa: 72.11 World: 60.1 2021 Ghana: 68.6 South Africa: 74.97 World: 63.8 2022 Ghana: 69.91 South Africa: 78.29 World: 67 2023 Ghana: 70.67 South Africa: 78.34 World: 69.2 2024 Ghana: 72.18 South Africa: 78.36 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Population 35.1 mn 2025
47th of 215		 64.7 mn 2025
24th of 215
Population density 148.5 /km² 2023
75th of 214		 52.1 /km² 2023
149th of 214
Population growth 1.83 % 2025
57th of 215		 1.15 % 2025
92nd of 215
Life expectancy 65.7 years 2024
187th of 215		 66.3 years 2024
181st of 215
Fertility rate 3.34 2024
46th of 215		 2.21 2024
94th of 215
Birth rate 25.9 ‰ 2024
46th of 215		 18.5 ‰ 2024
83rd of 215
Infant mortality 27.5 ‰ 2024
145th of 196		 24.2 ‰ 2024
139th of 196
Urban population 58.9 % 2025
131st of 215		 63.8 % 2025
110th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.8 % 2025
170th of 215		 6.9 % 2025
124th of 215
Living in cities 49.1 % 2025
59th of 215		 50.5 % 2025
53rd of 215
Living in towns 28.7 % 2025
120th of 215		 29.0 % 2025
119th of 215
Living in rural areas 22.2 % 2025
130th of 215		 20.5 % 2025
138th of 215

Human development

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Human Development Index 0.628 2023
143rd of 193		 0.741 2023
106th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.399 2023
132nd of 169		 0.476 2023
119th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.604 2023
106th of 156		 0.685 2023
75th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.514 2023
138th of 172		 0.388 2023
95th of 172

Economy

Indicator Ghana South Africa
GDP 114.2 bn US$ 2025
69th of 186		 427.2 bn US$ 2025
39th of 186
GDP per capita 3,257 US$ 2025
134th of 186		 6,598 US$ 2025
104th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 8,610 int. $ 2025
135th of 185		 15,906 int. $ 2025
109th of 185
GNI per capita 2,630 US$ 2025
142nd of 182		 6,270 US$ 2025
100th of 182
GDP growth 6.0 % 2025
31st of 186		 1.1 % 2025
154th of 186
Inflation 14.2 % 2025
10th of 165		 3.2 % 2025
80th of 165
Trade 69.0 % 2024 60.9 % 2025
91st of 138
Exports 35.1 % 2024 31.4 % 2025
82nd of 138
FDI inflows 1.7 % 2025
109th of 192		 -0.5 % 2025
155th of 192
Manufacturing 10.1 % 2025
74th of 132		 12.3 % 2025
62nd of 132
Agriculture 21.3 % 2025
27th of 158		 2.8 % 2025
112th of 158
Tax revenue 12.4 % 2023 25.9 % 2024
10th of 89
Military spending 0.4 % 2024
141st of 147		 0.7 % 2024
129th of 147
Government debt - 82.8 % 2024
41st of 56

Labour

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Unemployment 3.0 % 2025
40th of 181		 32.4 % 2025
180th of 181
Youth unemployment 5.8 % 2025
32nd of 181		 59.9 % 2025
180th of 181
Women in the labour force 55.3 % 2025
78th of 181		 49.9 % 2025
118th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 34.6 % 2025
46th of 181		 5.4 % 2025
126th of 181
Weekly hours worked 32.7 h 2025
151st of 181		 41.1 h 2025
68th of 181
Youth NEET rate 27.5 % 2025
144th of 181		 34.7 % 2025
165th of 181
Labour income share 42.5 % 2025
72nd of 114		 52.6 % 2025
29th of 114
Output per hour 11.6 $ 2025
124th of 181		 22.8 $ 2025
86th of 181

Health

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Health spending 2.9 % 2023
177th of 192		 8.9 % 2023
46th of 192
Health spending per person 70 US$ 2023
160th of 191		 537 US$ 2023
84th of 191
Physicians 0.27 /1,000 2023
109th of 125		 0.79 /1,000 2022
75th of 125
Under-5 mortality 35.9 ‰ 2024
146th of 196		 35.1 ‰ 2024
144th of 196
Maternal mortality 234 /100k 2023
163rd of 194		 118 /100k 2023
135th of 194
Tobacco use 3.3 % 2024
2nd of 166		 23.7 % 2024
112th of 166
Safe drinking water 42.9 % 2024
116th of 147		 68.0 % 2024
89th of 147

Food

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Calories per person 3,120 kcal 2024
57th of 155		 2,650 kcal 2024
112th of 155
Protein supply 69.3 g 2022
139th of 174		 79.2 g 2022
118th of 174
Animal protein supply 18.5 g 2022
141st of 174		 37.4 g 2022
104th of 174
Fat supply 49.2 g 2022
157th of 174		 96.3 g 2022
91st of 174
Food insecurity 43.5 % 2024
101st of 134		 20.9 % 2024
67th of 134
Severe food insecurity 8.8 % 2024
85th of 124		 8.4 % 2024
84th of 124
Cereal import dependency 32.1 % 2022
97th of 160		 0.7 % 2022
125th of 160

Education

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Literacy 76.5 % 2021 91.2 % 2024
19th of 29
Secondary enrolment 75.7 % 2024
90th of 108		 104.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 21.3 % 2024
101st of 128		 23.5 % 2023
99th of 128
Education spending 2.9 % 2022 6.0 % 2024
12th of 121
Expected schooling 11.4 yrs 2023
150th of 195		 13.8 yrs 2023
91st of 195
Mean schooling 7.1 yrs 2023
142nd of 193		 11.6 yrs 2023
52nd of 193

Society

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Income inequality 43.5 2016 54.1 2022
Extreme poverty 39.0 % 2016 17.4 % 2022
Internet use 72.2 % 2024
117th of 182		 78.4 % 2024
102nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 113.6 /100 2024
91st of 151		 179.3 /100 2024
8th of 151
Electricity access 91.9 % 2024
156th of 213		 90.2 % 2024
159th of 213
Women in parliament 14.5 % 2025
146th of 184		 44.9 % 2025
16th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Refugees hosted 21,050 2025
80th of 177		 55,177 2025
61st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.6 ‰ 2025
100th of 177		 0.9 ‰ 2025
91st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 475 2025
112th of 177		 82,358 2025
20th of 177
Refugees from the country 16,030 2025
52nd of 199		 1,319 2025
100th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.5 ‰ 2025
77th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
155th of 199

Governance

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Control of corruption 43.9 /100 2024
101st of 207		 44.0 /100 2024
100th of 207
Government effectiveness 52.5 /100 2024
99th of 205		 46.9 /100 2024
122nd of 205
Rule of law 57.9 /100 2024
95th of 207		 57.3 /100 2024
98th of 207
Regulatory quality 53.4 /100 2024
102nd of 205		 53.9 /100 2024
98th of 205
Voice and accountability 60.4 /100 2024
87th of 205		 67.5 /100 2024
60th of 205
Political stability 66.1 /100 2024
104th of 207		 55.4 /100 2024
156th of 207

Environment

Indicator Ghana South Africa
CO₂ per capita 0.70 t 2024
51st of 202		 6.88 t 2024
168th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 21.0 Mt 2024
86th of 204		 439.8 Mt 2024
15th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.05 % 2024
86th of 204		 1.14 % 2024
15th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.4 Gt 2024
106th of 204		 22.8 Gt 2024
13th of 204
GHG per capita 1.40 t 2024
34th of 202		 8.90 t 2024
165th of 202
Renewable energy 39.0 % 2021
63rd of 211		 9.7 % 2021
147th of 211
Forest area 35.2 % 2023
88th of 212		 14.0 % 2023
147th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 28.1 µg/m³ 2023
148th of 200		 27.7 µg/m³ 2023
146th of 200
Water stress 6.3 % 2022
67th of 176		 67.6 % 2022
152nd of 176
Land area 227,533 km² 2023
82nd of 214		 1.2 mn km² 2023
24th of 214

Energy

Indicator Ghana South Africa
Renewable electricity 36.2 % 2024
82nd of 190		 13.6 % 2025
141st of 190
Wind and solar 0.7 % 2024
148th of 190		 12.7 % 2025
64th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
76th of 180		 4.2 % 2025
26th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 36.2 % 2024
94th of 190		 17.8 % 2025
136th of 190
Fossil electricity 63.8 % 2024
94th of 190		 82.2 % 2025
136th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
39th of 188		 81.4 % 2025
185th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 469 g/kWh 2024
96th of 190		 699 g/kWh 2025
181st of 190
Electricity per capita 0.63 MWh 2024
150th of 191		 3.66 MWh 2025
79th of 191

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.