Ghana vs Zimbabwe

Ghana (Africa) and Zimbabwe (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 Zimbabwe World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Ghana: 174.86 Zimbabwe: 276.56 World: 452.65 1961 Ghana: 181.87 Zimbabwe: 279.16 World: 471.93 1962 Ghana: 188.42 Zimbabwe: 275.69 World: 496.11 1963 Ghana: 205.04 Zimbabwe: 277.15 World: 525.19 1964 Ghana: 224.97 Zimbabwe: 281.89 World: 563.85 1965 Ghana: 260.51 Zimbabwe: 294.3 World: 601.89 1966 Ghana: 263.33 Zimbabwe: 278.71 World: 638.97 1967 Ghana: 211.22 Zimbabwe: 294.36 World: 664.4 1968 Ghana: 196.67 Zimbabwe: 302.09 World: 703.46 1969 Ghana: 225.77 Zimbabwe: 345.76 World: 761.11 1970 Ghana: 248.16 Zimbabwe: 361.43 World: 817.68 1971 Ghana: 263.41 Zimbabwe: 405.57 World: 884.88 1972 Ghana: 223.8 Zimbabwe: 483.38 World: 1,002 1973 Ghana: 309.51 Zimbabwe: 578.81 World: 1,201.53 1974 Ghana: 289.43 Zimbabwe: 674.34 World: 1,362.19 1975 Ghana: 272.98 Zimbabwe: 717.13 World: 1,488.94 1976 Ghana: 261 Zimbabwe: 687.21 World: 1,589.73 1977 Ghana: 292.29 Zimbabwe: 677.05 World: 1,766.28 1978 Ghana: 325.6 Zimbabwe: 665.36 World: 2,055.49 1979 Ghana: 346.65 Zimbabwe: 779.25 World: 2,335.19 1980 Ghana: 372.25 Zimbabwe: 949.01 World: 2,587.01 1981 Ghana: 343.8 Zimbabwe: 1,068.92 World: 2,628.62 1982 Ghana: 319.21 Zimbabwe: 1,095.88 World: 2,554.08 1983 Ghana: 311.38 Zimbabwe: 959.21 World: 2,561.17 1984 Ghana: 330 Zimbabwe: 757.36 World: 2,614.33 1985 Ghana: 329.71 Zimbabwe: 649.28 World: 2,690.59 1986 Ghana: 410.71 Zimbabwe: 692.53 World: 3,118.57 1987 Ghana: 355.15 Zimbabwe: 726.43 World: 3,487.88 1988 Ghana: 355.12 Zimbabwe: 815.89 World: 3,829.99 1989 Ghana: 349.96 Zimbabwe: 840.42 World: 3,930.51 1990 Ghana: 382.54 Zimbabwe: 866.93 World: 4,338.94 1991 Ghana: 418.25 Zimbabwe: 830.96 World: 4,453.9 1992 Ghana: 396.43 Zimbabwe: 631.15 World: 4,679.98 1993 Ghana: 359.8 Zimbabwe: 604.7 World: 4,685.3 1994 Ghana: 320.5 Zimbabwe: 634.06 World: 4,967.01 1995 Ghana: 371.54 Zimbabwe: 648.32 World: 5,463.2 1996 Ghana: 389.27 Zimbabwe: 766.91 World: 5,507.22 1997 Ghana: 377.84 Zimbabwe: 750.58 World: 5,408.57 1998 Ghana: 400.37 Zimbabwe: 552.45 World: 5,302.34 1999 Ghana: 403.04 Zimbabwe: 582.3 World: 5,401.23 2000 Ghana: 253.75 Zimbabwe: 562.83 World: 5,512.56 2001 Ghana: 263.54 Zimbabwe: 566.39 World: 5,404.2 2002 Ghana: 297.46 Zimbabwe: 524.94 World: 5,539.32 2003 Ghana: 358.4 Zimbabwe: 468.47 World: 6,129.87 2004 Ghana: 406.13 Zimbabwe: 469.72 World: 6,818 2005 Ghana: 478.61 Zimbabwe: 461.27 World: 7,290.57 2006 Ghana: 906.44 Zimbabwe: 431.04 World: 7,803.19 2007 Ghana: 1,050.12 Zimbabwe: 413.52 World: 8,685.33 2008 Ghana: 1,182.66 Zimbabwe: 340.92 World: 9,425.74 2009 Ghana: 1,047.7 Zimbabwe: 735.82 World: 8,827.04 2010 Ghana: 1,263.89 Zimbabwe: 902.01 World: 9,555.07 2011 Ghana: 1,507.44 Zimbabwe: 1,037.78 World: 10,496.93 2012 Ghana: 1,543.78 Zimbabwe: 1,239.23 World: 10,597.85 2013 Ghana: 2,294.8 Zimbabwe: 1,363 World: 10,759.35 2014 Ghana: 1,949.91 Zimbabwe: 1,372.92 World: 10,912.24 2015 Ghana: 1,722.77 Zimbabwe: 1,387.13 World: 10,191.98 2016 Ghana: 1,912.48 Zimbabwe: 1,408.14 World: 10,239.47 2017 Ghana: 2,012.29 Zimbabwe: 3,445.45 World: 10,784.4 2018 Ghana: 2,195.32 Zimbabwe: 2,270.9 World: 11,344.73 2019 Ghana: 2,186.66 Zimbabwe: 2,184.52 World: 11,417.6 2020 Ghana: 2,195.45 Zimbabwe: 2,059.64 World: 10,999.49 2021 Ghana: 2,445.19 Zimbabwe: 2,613.62 World: 12,472.91 2022 Ghana: 2,229.89 Zimbabwe: 2,536.4 World: 12,876.24 2023 Ghana: 2,383.9 Zimbabwe: 2,195.23 World: 13,313.86 2024 Ghana: 2,419.25 Zimbabwe: 2,496.16 World: 13,717.09 2025 Ghana: 3,257.16 Zimbabwe: 3,021.43 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Ghana Zimbabwe World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Ghana: 46.94 Zimbabwe: 53.49 World: 50.94 1961 Ghana: 47.13 Zimbabwe: 53.97 World: 52.8 1962 Ghana: 47.34 Zimbabwe: 54.45 World: 55.29 1963 Ghana: 47.48 Zimbabwe: 54.94 World: 55.65 1964 Ghana: 47.64 Zimbabwe: 55.43 World: 56.1 1965 Ghana: 47.69 Zimbabwe: 55.91 World: 55.93 1966 Ghana: 47.71 Zimbabwe: 56.36 World: 56.45 1967 Ghana: 47.73 Zimbabwe: 56.77 World: 56.9 1968 Ghana: 47.76 Zimbabwe: 57.15 World: 57.34 1969 Ghana: 47.9 Zimbabwe: 57.48 World: 57.68 1970 Ghana: 47.89 Zimbabwe: 57.76 World: 57.94 1971 Ghana: 47.95 Zimbabwe: 58 World: 58.02 1972 Ghana: 48.27 Zimbabwe: 58.18 World: 58.84 1973 Ghana: 48.58 Zimbabwe: 58.09 World: 59.3 1974 Ghana: 48.92 Zimbabwe: 58.19 World: 59.7 1975 Ghana: 49.32 Zimbabwe: 58.25 World: 60.13 1976 Ghana: 49.73 Zimbabwe: 57.63 World: 60.45 1977 Ghana: 50.08 Zimbabwe: 57 World: 61.04 1978 Ghana: 50.46 Zimbabwe: 54.73 World: 61.39 1979 Ghana: 50.79 Zimbabwe: 54.92 World: 61.84 1980 Ghana: 51.06 Zimbabwe: 59.06 World: 62.15 1981 Ghana: 51.31 Zimbabwe: 59.45 World: 62.52 1982 Ghana: 51.43 Zimbabwe: 59.86 World: 62.87 1983 Ghana: 51.78 Zimbabwe: 59.99 World: 63.13 1984 Ghana: 52.23 Zimbabwe: 60.62 World: 63.44 1985 Ghana: 52.73 Zimbabwe: 60.9 World: 63.73 1986 Ghana: 53.28 Zimbabwe: 60.98 World: 64.12 1987 Ghana: 53.82 Zimbabwe: 60.72 World: 64.46 1988 Ghana: 54.4 Zimbabwe: 60.24 World: 64.67 1989 Ghana: 54.94 Zimbabwe: 59.45 World: 64.96 1990 Ghana: 55.4 Zimbabwe: 58.32 World: 65.11 1991 Ghana: 55.72 Zimbabwe: 57.04 World: 65.3 1992 Ghana: 56.06 Zimbabwe: 55.6 World: 65.55 1993 Ghana: 56.29 Zimbabwe: 53.98 World: 65.74 1994 Ghana: 56.23 Zimbabwe: 52.54 World: 65.96 1995 Ghana: 56.66 Zimbabwe: 51.14 World: 66.2 1996 Ghana: 56.96 Zimbabwe: 48.98 World: 66.52 1997 Ghana: 57.24 Zimbabwe: 48.54 World: 66.83 1998 Ghana: 57.53 Zimbabwe: 47.55 World: 67.07 1999 Ghana: 57.84 Zimbabwe: 46.38 World: 67.31 2000 Ghana: 58.14 Zimbabwe: 46.03 World: 67.65 2001 Ghana: 58.4 Zimbabwe: 44.53 World: 67.95 2002 Ghana: 58.71 Zimbabwe: 45.94 World: 68.23 2003 Ghana: 59.01 Zimbabwe: 45.37 World: 68.52 2004 Ghana: 59.32 Zimbabwe: 46.04 World: 68.77 2005 Ghana: 59.64 Zimbabwe: 46.57 World: 69.11 2006 Ghana: 59.98 Zimbabwe: 47.06 World: 69.47 2007 Ghana: 60.28 Zimbabwe: 47.58 World: 69.81 2008 Ghana: 60.58 Zimbabwe: 48.46 World: 70 2009 Ghana: 60.93 Zimbabwe: 49.75 World: 70.38 2010 Ghana: 61.3 Zimbabwe: 51.93 World: 70.68 2011 Ghana: 61.62 Zimbabwe: 53.91 World: 70.97 2012 Ghana: 62 Zimbabwe: 55.39 World: 71.26 2013 Ghana: 62.4 Zimbabwe: 56.84 World: 71.53 2014 Ghana: 62.83 Zimbabwe: 58.11 World: 71.78 2015 Ghana: 63.18 Zimbabwe: 58.99 World: 71.97 2016 Ghana: 63.52 Zimbabwe: 59.76 World: 72.19 2017 Ghana: 63.83 Zimbabwe: 60.26 World: 72.37 2018 Ghana: 64.14 Zimbabwe: 60.91 World: 72.64 2019 Ghana: 64.46 Zimbabwe: 61.06 World: 72.87 2020 Ghana: 64.31 Zimbabwe: 61.53 World: 72.18 2021 Ghana: 64.29 Zimbabwe: 60.14 World: 71.22 2022 Ghana: 65.25 Zimbabwe: 62.36 World: 72.97 2023 Ghana: 65.5 Zimbabwe: 62.78 World: 73.33 2024 Ghana: 65.7 Zimbabwe: 63.06 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Ghana Zimbabwe World

2 4 6 8 1960 Ghana: 6.89 Zimbabwe: 7.2 World: 4.69 1961 Ghana: 6.91 Zimbabwe: 7.21 World: 4.56 1962 Ghana: 6.94 Zimbabwe: 7.23 World: 5.02 1963 Ghana: 6.94 Zimbabwe: 7.23 World: 5.31 1964 Ghana: 6.9 Zimbabwe: 7.23 World: 5.13 1965 Ghana: 6.88 Zimbabwe: 7.23 World: 5.08 1966 Ghana: 6.86 Zimbabwe: 7.2 World: 4.97 1967 Ghana: 6.89 Zimbabwe: 7.16 World: 4.87 1968 Ghana: 6.89 Zimbabwe: 7.11 World: 4.98 1969 Ghana: 6.95 Zimbabwe: 7.04 World: 4.88 1970 Ghana: 6.95 Zimbabwe: 6.98 World: 4.84 1971 Ghana: 6.95 Zimbabwe: 6.94 World: 4.69 1972 Ghana: 6.92 Zimbabwe: 6.94 World: 4.55 1973 Ghana: 6.87 Zimbabwe: 6.94 World: 4.42 1974 Ghana: 6.82 Zimbabwe: 6.88 World: 4.26 1975 Ghana: 6.76 Zimbabwe: 6.83 World: 4.07 1976 Ghana: 6.7 Zimbabwe: 6.77 World: 3.97 1977 Ghana: 6.64 Zimbabwe: 6.71 World: 3.84 1978 Ghana: 6.56 Zimbabwe: 6.66 World: 3.77 1979 Ghana: 6.51 Zimbabwe: 6.59 World: 3.76 1980 Ghana: 6.47 Zimbabwe: 6.52 World: 3.73 1981 Ghana: 6.42 Zimbabwe: 6.45 World: 3.71 1982 Ghana: 6.31 Zimbabwe: 6.33 World: 3.72 1983 Ghana: 6.23 Zimbabwe: 6.2 World: 3.59 1984 Ghana: 6.15 Zimbabwe: 6.04 World: 3.57 1985 Ghana: 6.12 Zimbabwe: 5.87 World: 3.53 1986 Ghana: 6.08 Zimbabwe: 5.69 World: 3.51 1987 Ghana: 6.02 Zimbabwe: 5.5 World: 3.48 1988 Ghana: 5.92 Zimbabwe: 5.28 World: 3.39 1989 Ghana: 5.82 Zimbabwe: 5.07 World: 3.35 1990 Ghana: 5.74 Zimbabwe: 4.88 World: 3.31 1991 Ghana: 5.63 Zimbabwe: 4.72 World: 3.13 1992 Ghana: 5.52 Zimbabwe: 4.57 World: 3.04 1993 Ghana: 5.41 Zimbabwe: 4.39 World: 2.97 1994 Ghana: 5.25 Zimbabwe: 4.28 World: 2.92 1995 Ghana: 5.11 Zimbabwe: 4.15 World: 2.87 1996 Ghana: 4.96 Zimbabwe: 4.11 World: 2.82 1997 Ghana: 4.88 Zimbabwe: 4.08 World: 2.78 1998 Ghana: 4.83 Zimbabwe: 4.07 World: 2.75 1999 Ghana: 4.82 Zimbabwe: 4.06 World: 2.72 2000 Ghana: 4.83 Zimbabwe: 4.01 World: 2.73 2001 Ghana: 4.77 Zimbabwe: 3.98 World: 2.69 2002 Ghana: 4.69 Zimbabwe: 3.93 World: 2.66 2003 Ghana: 4.6 Zimbabwe: 3.86 World: 2.64 2004 Ghana: 4.5 Zimbabwe: 3.78 World: 2.63 2005 Ghana: 4.5 Zimbabwe: 3.69 World: 2.61 2006 Ghana: 4.4 Zimbabwe: 3.64 World: 2.61 2007 Ghana: 4.29 Zimbabwe: 3.68 World: 2.6 2008 Ghana: 4.22 Zimbabwe: 3.78 World: 2.6 2009 Ghana: 4.18 Zimbabwe: 3.95 World: 2.59 2010 Ghana: 4.18 Zimbabwe: 4.04 World: 2.57 2011 Ghana: 4.18 Zimbabwe: 4.13 World: 2.55 2012 Ghana: 4.15 Zimbabwe: 4.13 World: 2.56 2013 Ghana: 4.11 Zimbabwe: 4.11 World: 2.53 2014 Ghana: 4.03 Zimbabwe: 4.01 World: 2.52 2015 Ghana: 3.98 Zimbabwe: 3.91 World: 2.49 2016 Ghana: 3.87 Zimbabwe: 3.83 World: 2.49 2017 Ghana: 3.72 Zimbabwe: 3.77 World: 2.46 2018 Ghana: 3.65 Zimbabwe: 3.74 World: 2.39 2019 Ghana: 3.59 Zimbabwe: 3.75 World: 2.35 2020 Ghana: 3.54 Zimbabwe: 3.75 World: 2.28 2021 Ghana: 3.49 Zimbabwe: 3.77 World: 2.25 2022 Ghana: 3.43 Zimbabwe: 3.77 World: 2.22 2023 Ghana: 3.4 Zimbabwe: 3.72 World: 2.2 2024 Ghana: 3.34 Zimbabwe: 3.67 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Ghana Zimbabwe World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1991 Ghana: 3.49 Zimbabwe: 4.79 World: 5.12 1992 Ghana: 4.7 Zimbabwe: 4.93 World: 5.28 1993 Ghana: 5.23 Zimbabwe: 4.99 World: 5.54 1994 Ghana: 5.9 Zimbabwe: 4.96 World: 5.79 1995 Ghana: 6.48 Zimbabwe: 5.57 World: 5.92 1996 Ghana: 7.09 Zimbabwe: 6.15 World: 5.98 1997 Ghana: 7.64 Zimbabwe: 6.93 World: 6.01 1998 Ghana: 8.2 Zimbabwe: 6.38 World: 6.16 1999 Ghana: 10.1 Zimbabwe: 6 World: 6.28 2000 Ghana: 10.46 Zimbabwe: 5.69 World: 6.11 2001 Ghana: 9.62 Zimbabwe: 5.31 World: 6.19 2002 Ghana: 8.71 Zimbabwe: 5.01 World: 6.41 2003 Ghana: 7.73 Zimbabwe: 4.74 World: 6.48 2004 Ghana: 6.76 Zimbabwe: 4.39 World: 6.33 2005 Ghana: 5.82 Zimbabwe: 4.63 World: 6.22 2006 Ghana: 4.9 Zimbabwe: 4.77 World: 5.97 2007 Ghana: 5.1 Zimbabwe: 5.01 World: 5.77 2008 Ghana: 5.14 Zimbabwe: 5.4 World: 5.82 2009 Ghana: 5.36 Zimbabwe: 5.48 World: 6.41 2010 Ghana: 5.38 Zimbabwe: 5.47 World: 6.28 2011 Ghana: 4.21 Zimbabwe: 5.37 World: 6.15 2012 Ghana: 3.13 Zimbabwe: 5.06 World: 6.15 2013 Ghana: 2.17 Zimbabwe: 4.95 World: 6.1 2014 Ghana: 4.4 Zimbabwe: 4.77 World: 5.96 2015 Ghana: 6.81 Zimbabwe: 5.4 World: 6 2016 Ghana: 5.26 Zimbabwe: 5.9 World: 5.97 2017 Ghana: 3.37 Zimbabwe: 6.35 World: 5.9 2018 Ghana: 3.2 Zimbabwe: 6.79 World: 5.76 2019 Ghana: 3.07 Zimbabwe: 7.37 World: 5.59 2020 Ghana: 3.18 Zimbabwe: 8.62 World: 6.59 2021 Ghana: 3.2 Zimbabwe: 9.54 World: 6.05 2022 Ghana: 2.87 Zimbabwe: 10.09 World: 5.23 2023 Ghana: 2.83 Zimbabwe: 9.35 World: 4.85 2024 Ghana: 2.82 Zimbabwe: 9.44 World: 4.81 2025 Ghana: 2.98 Zimbabwe: 9.29 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Ghana Zimbabwe World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Ghana: 0.26 Zimbabwe: 1.83 World: 4.14 1971 Ghana: 0.26 Zimbabwe: 1.76 World: 4.04 1972 Ghana: 0.26 Zimbabwe: 1.64 World: 4.16 1973 Ghana: 0.26 Zimbabwe: 1.85 World: 4.32 1974 Ghana: 0.27 Zimbabwe: 1.76 World: 4.23 1975 Ghana: 0.28 Zimbabwe: 1.5 World: 4.14 1976 Ghana: 0.28 Zimbabwe: 1.6 World: 4.31 1977 Ghana: 0.28 Zimbabwe: 1.4 World: 4.36 1978 Ghana: 0.26 Zimbabwe: 1.36 World: 4.42 1979 Ghana: 0.23 Zimbabwe: 1.38 World: 4.46 1980 Ghana: 0.22 Zimbabwe: 1.39 World: 4.33 1981 Ghana: 0.26 Zimbabwe: 1.25 World: 4.18 1982 Ghana: 0.22 Zimbabwe: 1.16 World: 4.05 1983 Ghana: 0.13 Zimbabwe: 1.1 World: 4.01 1984 Ghana: 0.15 Zimbabwe: 1.12 World: 4.07 1985 Ghana: 0.17 Zimbabwe: 1.25 World: 4.05 1986 Ghana: 0.18 Zimbabwe: 1.38 World: 4.04 1987 Ghana: 0.19 Zimbabwe: 1.7 World: 4.1 1988 Ghana: 0.19 Zimbabwe: 1.6 World: 4.16 1989 Ghana: 0.21 Zimbabwe: 1.57 World: 4.16 1990 Ghana: 0.2 Zimbabwe: 1.72 World: 4.15 1991 Ghana: 0.18 Zimbabwe: 1.84 World: 4.1 1992 Ghana: 0.21 Zimbabwe: 1.79 World: 4.01 1993 Ghana: 0.21 Zimbabwe: 1.63 World: 3.97 1994 Ghana: 0.22 Zimbabwe: 1.52 World: 3.94 1995 Ghana: 0.23 Zimbabwe: 1.48 World: 3.99 1996 Ghana: 0.25 Zimbabwe: 1.41 World: 4.01 1997 Ghana: 0.25 Zimbabwe: 1.3 World: 4.02 1998 Ghana: 0.34 Zimbabwe: 1.29 World: 3.98 1999 Ghana: 0.36 Zimbabwe: 1.43 World: 3.95 2000 Ghana: 0.31 Zimbabwe: 1.23 World: 4.01 2001 Ghana: 0.32 Zimbabwe: 1.22 World: 4.01 2002 Ghana: 0.37 Zimbabwe: 1.1 World: 4.02 2003 Ghana: 0.34 Zimbabwe: 0.89 World: 4.15 2004 Ghana: 0.31 Zimbabwe: 0.84 World: 4.28 2005 Ghana: 0.32 Zimbabwe: 0.92 World: 4.39 2006 Ghana: 0.38 Zimbabwe: 0.85 World: 4.48 2007 Ghana: 0.39 Zimbabwe: 0.83 World: 4.59 2008 Ghana: 0.36 Zimbabwe: 0.64 World: 4.56 2009 Ghana: 0.4 Zimbabwe: 0.6 World: 4.45 2010 Ghana: 0.44 Zimbabwe: 0.75 World: 4.67 2011 Ghana: 0.46 Zimbabwe: 1.17 World: 4.76 2012 Ghana: 0.54 Zimbabwe: 0.92 World: 4.77 2013 Ghana: 0.56 Zimbabwe: 0.91 World: 4.81 2014 Ghana: 0.53 Zimbabwe: 0.89 World: 4.78 2015 Ghana: 0.54 Zimbabwe: 0.88 World: 4.7 2016 Ghana: 0.55 Zimbabwe: 0.77 World: 4.65 2017 Ghana: 0.58 Zimbabwe: 0.71 World: 4.67 2018 Ghana: 0.62 Zimbabwe: 0.82 World: 4.73 2019 Ghana: 0.65 Zimbabwe: 0.73 World: 4.7 2020 Ghana: 0.72 Zimbabwe: 0.58 World: 4.47 2021 Ghana: 0.75 Zimbabwe: 0.69 World: 4.68 2022 Ghana: 0.72 Zimbabwe: 0.72 World: 4.67 2023 Ghana: 0.69 Zimbabwe: 0.77 World: 4.68 2024 Ghana: 0.7 Zimbabwe: 0.77 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Ghana Zimbabwe World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Ghana: 1.83 Zimbabwe: 2.4 World: 15.6 2006 Ghana: 2.72 Zimbabwe: 2.4 World: 17.2 2007 Ghana: 3.85 Zimbabwe: 3 World: 20.2 2008 Ghana: 4.27 Zimbabwe: 3.5 World: 22.8 2009 Ghana: 5.44 Zimbabwe: 4 World: 25.3 2010 Ghana: 7.8 Zimbabwe: 6.4 World: 28.4 2011 Ghana: 9 Zimbabwe: 8.4 World: 30.9 2012 Ghana: 10.6 Zimbabwe: 12 World: 33.3 2013 Ghana: 15 Zimbabwe: 15.5 World: 35.3 2014 Ghana: 19 Zimbabwe: 16.36 World: 37.4 2015 Ghana: 23 Zimbabwe: 22.74 World: 39.9 2016 Ghana: 28 Zimbabwe: 23.12 World: 43.6 2017 Ghana: 37.88 Zimbabwe: 24.4 World: 46.3 2018 Ghana: 43 Zimbabwe: 25 World: 49.4 2019 Ghana: 22.07 Zimbabwe: 26.59 World: 53.9 2020 Ghana: 62.52 Zimbabwe: 29.3 World: 60.1 2021 Ghana: 68.6 Zimbabwe: 32.59 World: 63.8 2022 Ghana: 69.91 Zimbabwe: 36.26 World: 67 2023 Ghana: 70.67 Zimbabwe: 38.67 World: 69.2 2024 Ghana: 72.18 Zimbabwe: 41.64 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Population 35.1 mn 2025
47th of 215		 17 mn 2025
73rd of 215
Population density 148.5 /km² 2023
75th of 214		 42.2 /km² 2023
159th of 214
Population growth 1.83 % 2025
57th of 215		 1.88 % 2025
53rd of 215
Life expectancy 65.7 years 2024
187th of 215		 63.1 years 2024
198th of 215
Fertility rate 3.34 2024
46th of 215		 3.67 2024
37th of 215
Birth rate 25.9 ‰ 2024
46th of 215		 29.9 ‰ 2024
31st of 215
Infant mortality 27.5 ‰ 2024
145th of 196		 62.4 ‰ 2024
191st of 196
Urban population 58.9 % 2025
131st of 215		 40.5 % 2025
170th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.8 % 2025
170th of 215		 3.6 % 2025
175th of 215
Living in cities 49.1 % 2025
59th of 215		 22.8 % 2025
161st of 215
Living in towns 28.7 % 2025
120th of 215		 11.8 % 2025
205th of 215
Living in rural areas 22.2 % 2025
130th of 215		 65.3 % 2025
7th of 215

Human development

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Human Development Index 0.628 2023
143rd of 193		 0.598 2023
153rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.399 2023
132nd of 169		 0.406 2023
130th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.604 2023
106th of 156		 0.585 2023
113th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.514 2023
138th of 172		 0.519 2023
140th of 172

Economy

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
GDP 114.2 bn US$ 2025
69th of 186		 51.2 bn US$ 2025
95th of 186
GDP per capita 3,257 US$ 2025
134th of 186		 3,021 US$ 2025
141st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 8,610 int. $ 2025
135th of 185		 6,470 int. $ 2025
145th of 185
GNI per capita 2,630 US$ 2025
142nd of 182		 2,660 US$ 2025
141st of 182
GDP growth 6.0 % 2025
31st of 186		 8.1 % 2025
8th of 186
Inflation 14.2 % 2025
10th of 165		 104.7 % 2022
Trade 69.0 % 2024 41.5 % 2024
Exports 35.1 % 2024 18.1 % 2024
FDI inflows 1.7 % 2025
109th of 192		 1.1 % 2024
139th of 192
Manufacturing 10.1 % 2025
74th of 132		 14.9 % 2025
38th of 132
Agriculture 21.3 % 2025
27th of 158		 9.5 % 2025
61st of 158
Tax revenue 12.4 % 2023 7.2 % 2018
Military spending 0.4 % 2024
141st of 147		 0.4 % 2024
143rd of 147

Labour

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Unemployment 3.0 % 2025
40th of 181		 9.3 % 2025
144th of 181
Youth unemployment 5.8 % 2025
32nd of 181		 15.5 % 2025
110th of 181
Women in the labour force 55.3 % 2025
78th of 181		 62.2 % 2025
35th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 34.6 % 2025
46th of 181		 54.3 % 2025
18th of 181
Weekly hours worked 32.7 h 2025
151st of 181		 44.4 h 2025
27th of 181
Youth NEET rate 27.5 % 2025
144th of 181		 30.1 % 2025
154th of 181
Labour income share 42.5 % 2025
72nd of 114		 60.8 % 2024
6th of 114
Output per hour 11.6 $ 2025
124th of 181		 4.2 $ 2025
163rd of 181

Health

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Health spending 2.9 % 2023
177th of 192		 2.9 % 2023
178th of 192
Health spending per person 70 US$ 2023
160th of 191		 63 US$ 2023
162nd of 191
Physicians 0.27 /1,000 2023
109th of 125		 0.14 /1,000 2023
113th of 125
Under-5 mortality 35.9 ‰ 2024
146th of 196		 64.7 ‰ 2024
180th of 196
Maternal mortality 234 /100k 2023
163rd of 194		 358 /100k 2023
177th of 194
Tobacco use 3.3 % 2024
2nd of 166		 11.0 % 2024
38th of 166
Safe drinking water 42.9 % 2024
116th of 147		 25.5 % 2024
131st of 147

Food

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Calories per person 3,120 kcal 2024
57th of 155		 2,414 kcal 2024
137th of 155
Protein supply 69.3 g 2022
139th of 174		 67.5 g 2022
143rd of 174
Animal protein supply 18.5 g 2022
141st of 174		 31.2 g 2022
114th of 174
Fat supply 49.2 g 2022
157th of 174		 81.8 g 2022
108th of 174
Food insecurity 43.5 % 2024
101st of 134		 70.1 % 2024
122nd of 134
Severe food insecurity 8.8 % 2024
85th of 124		 25.3 % 2024
113th of 124
Cereal import dependency 32.1 % 2022
97th of 160		 41.5 % 2022
82nd of 160

Education

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Literacy 76.5 % 2021 93.2 % 2019
Secondary enrolment 75.7 % 2024
90th of 108		 52.4 % 2013
Tertiary enrolment 21.3 % 2024
101st of 128		 7.7 % 2024
Education spending 2.9 % 2022 0.4 % 2023
119th of 121
Expected schooling 11.4 yrs 2023
150th of 195		 11.1 yrs 2023
156th of 195
Mean schooling 7.1 yrs 2023
142nd of 193		 8.9 yrs 2023
114th of 193

Society

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Income inequality 43.5 2016 50.3 2019
Extreme poverty 39.0 % 2016 49.2 % 2019
Internet use 72.2 % 2024
117th of 182		 41.6 % 2024
151st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 113.6 /100 2024
91st of 151		 94.2 /100 2024
122nd of 151
Electricity access 91.9 % 2024
156th of 213		 62.0 % 2024
182nd of 213
Women in parliament 14.5 % 2025
146th of 184		 30.1 % 2025
75th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Refugees hosted 21,050 2025
80th of 177		 8,570 2025
94th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.6 ‰ 2025
100th of 177		 0.5 ‰ 2025
103rd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 475 2025
112th of 177		 9,495 2025
55th of 177
Refugees from the country 16,030 2025
52nd of 199		 6,632 2025
71st of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.5 ‰ 2025
77th of 199		 0.4 ‰ 2025
80th of 199

Governance

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Control of corruption 43.9 /100 2024
101st of 207		 22.5 /100 2024
185th of 207
Government effectiveness 52.5 /100 2024
99th of 205		 32.1 /100 2024
177th of 205
Rule of law 57.9 /100 2024
95th of 207		 36.1 /100 2024
182nd of 207
Regulatory quality 53.4 /100 2024
102nd of 205		 36.3 /100 2024
183rd of 205
Voice and accountability 60.4 /100 2024
87th of 205		 34.8 /100 2024
172nd of 205
Political stability 66.1 /100 2024
104th of 207		 48.5 /100 2024
176th of 207

Environment

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
CO₂ per capita 0.70 t 2024
51st of 202		 0.77 t 2024
56th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 21.0 Mt 2024
86th of 204		 13.7 Mt 2024
98th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.05 % 2024
86th of 204		 0.04 % 2024
98th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.4 Gt 2024
106th of 204		 0.8 Gt 2024
87th of 204
GHG per capita 1.40 t 2024
34th of 202		 1.85 t 2024
51st of 202
Renewable energy 39.0 % 2021
63rd of 211		 82.4 % 2021
13th of 211
Forest area 35.2 % 2023
88th of 212		 44.7 % 2023
63rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 28.1 µg/m³ 2023
148th of 200		 15.0 µg/m³ 2023
82nd of 200
Water stress 6.3 % 2022
67th of 176		 46.1 % 2022
138th of 176
Land area 227,533 km² 2023
82nd of 214		 386,850 km² 2023
61st of 214

Energy

Indicator Ghana Zimbabwe
Renewable electricity 36.2 % 2024
82nd of 190		 57.1 % 2024
57th of 190
Wind and solar 0.7 % 2024
148th of 190		 0.4 % 2024
161st of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
76th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
180th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 36.2 % 2024
94th of 190		 57.1 % 2024
68th of 190
Fossil electricity 63.8 % 2024
94th of 190		 42.9 % 2024
68th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
39th of 188		 42.9 % 2024
172nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 469 g/kWh 2024
96th of 190		 384 g/kWh 2024
79th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.63 MWh 2024
150th of 191		 0.73 MWh 2024
146th 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.