🇬🇭 Ghana vs 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Ghana has 2.35M more people — 35,064,272 against 32,711,547. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.
🇬🇭 Ghana
35,064,272
Africa · rank #47 · +1.83%
World Bank, 2025🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
32,711,547
Africa · rank #50 · +2.41%
World Bank, 2025Every Shared Indicator
35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Ghana | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 35,064,27247th of 240 | 32,711,54750th of 240 |
| Annual Growth Rate | +1.83%61st of 240 | +2.41%29th of 240 |
| Population Density/km² | 148/km²85th of 240 | 98/km²115th of 240 |
| Land Areakm² | 227,533 km²83rd of 240 | 318,000 km²67th of 240 |
| Urban Population | 58.9%148th of 240 | 54.5%161st of 240 |
| GDP per Capita | $3,257181st of 240 | $3,050187th of 240 |
| GDP Growth | +6.0%35th of 210 | +6.5%26th of 210 |
| Life Expectancyyears | 65.7 years211th of 240 | 62.1 years227th of 240 |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 3.34 births per woman47th of 240 | 4.23 births per woman18th of 240 |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 25.9 per 1,00046th of 213 | 31.6 per 1,00023rd of 213 |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 7.0 per 1,000116th of 213 | 7.6 per 1,00093rd of 213 |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 27.5 per 1,000 live births52nd of 194 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births18th of 194 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0%147th of 186 | 2.3%165th of 186 |
| Inflation Rate | 14.2%15th of 191 | 0.1%175th of 191 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.4%73rd of 164 | 37.5%42nd of 164 |
| Gini Index | 43.527th of 170 | 35.385th of 170 |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 2.9% of GDP177th of 192 | 3.4% of GDP168th of 192 |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000165th of 206 | 0.17 per 1,000184th of 206 |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 0.69 per 1,000175th of 199 | 0.40 per 1,000187th of 199 |
| Literacy Rate | 76.5%132nd of 175 | 50.0%165th of 175 |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 2.9% of GDP153rd of 202 | 3.6% of GDP125th of 202 |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 75.7% gross, secondary150th of 207 | 65.3% gross, secondary158th of 207 |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 39.0% of final consumption63rd of 211 | 58.2% of final consumption39th of 211 |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 35.2% of land area87th of 211 | 7.9% of land area170th of 211 |
| Internet Penetration | 72.2%128th of 211 | 41.4%167th of 211 |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 113.6 per 100 people108th of 212 | 183.9 per 100 people10th of 212 |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 234 per 100,000 live births32nd of 193 | 359 per 100,000 live births17th of 193 |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 0.38% of GDP156th of 163 | 0.76% of GDP136th of 163 |
| Protected Areasof land area | 15.3% of land area123rd of 211 | 22.9% of land area66th of 211 |
| Median Ageyears | 21.3 years189th of 240 | 18.3 years217th of 240 |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 8.4 years94th of 148 | 6.1 years127th of 148 |
| Human Development Index | 0.628142nd of 192 | 0.582156th of 192 |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 4.55/ 10123rd of 164 | 5.15/ 10105th of 164 |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.61 tonnes per capita171st of 212 | 0.46 tonnes per capita181st of 212 |
| Obesity Rate | 13.8%146th of 198 | 12.0%156th of 198 |
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
GhanaIvory Coast
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1950 | 5.08M |
| Ghana | 1975 | 10.3M |
| Ghana | 2000 | 19.6M |
| Ghana | 2025 | 35.1M |
| Ghana | 2050 | 50.6M |
| Ghana | 2075 | 62M |
| Ghana | 2100 | 67.5M |
| Ivory Coast | 1950 | 2.74M |
| Ivory Coast | 1975 | 6.78M |
| Ivory Coast | 2000 | 17.7M |
| Ivory Coast | 2025 | 32.7M |
| Ivory Coast | 2050 | 55.7M |
| Ivory Coast | 2075 | 81.2M |
| Ivory Coast | 2100 | 104M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.