🇬🇭 Ghana vs 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on inflation rate, where Ghana’s figure is 113.6× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Ghana | Ivory Coast | Ghana vs Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 35,064,27247th of 240 | 32,711,54750th of 240 | 7% higher |
| Annual Growth Rate | +1.83%61st of 240 | +2.41%29th of 240 | 24% lower |
| Population Density/km² | 148/km²85th of 240 | 98/km²115th of 240 | 52% higher |
| Land Areakm² | 227,533 km²83rd of 240 | 318,000 km²67th of 240 | 28% lower |
| Urban Population | 58.9%148th of 240 | 54.5%161st of 240 | 8% higher |
| GDP per Capita | $3,257181st of 240 | $3,050187th of 240 | 7% higher |
| GDP Growth | +6.0%35th of 210 | +6.5%26th of 210 | 8% lower |
| Life Expectancyyears | 65.7 years211th of 240 | 62.1 years227th of 240 | 6% higher |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 3.34 births per woman47th of 240 | 4.23 births per woman18th of 240 | 21% lower |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 25.9 per 1,00046th of 213 | 31.6 per 1,00023rd of 213 | 18% lower |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 7.0 per 1,000116th of 213 | 7.6 per 1,00093rd of 213 | 8% lower |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 27.5 per 1,000 live births143rd of 194 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births177th of 194 | 39% lower |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0%40th of 186 | 2.3%22nd of 186 | 28% higher |
| Inflation Rate | 14.2%15th of 191 | 0.1%175th of 191 | 14.1 points apart |
| Poverty Rate | 23.4%92nd of 164 | 37.5%122nd of 164 | 38% lower |
| Gini Index | 43.5144th of 170 | 35.385th of 170 | 23% higher |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 2.9% of GDP177th of 192 | 3.4% of GDP168th of 192 | 14% lower |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000165th of 206 | 0.17 per 1,000184th of 206 | 1.6× higher |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 0.69 per 1,000175th of 199 | 0.40 per 1,000187th of 199 | 1.7× higher |
| Literacy Rate | 76.5%132nd of 175 | 50.0%165th of 175 | 53% higher |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 2.9% of GDP153rd of 202 | 3.6% of GDP125th of 202 | 19% lower |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 75.7% gross, secondary150th of 207 | 65.3% gross, secondary158th of 207 | 16% higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 39.0% of final consumption63rd of 211 | 58.2% of final consumption39th of 211 | 33% lower |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 35.2% of land area87th of 211 | 7.9% of land area170th of 211 | 4.5× higher |
| Internet Penetration | 72.2%128th of 211 | 41.4%167th of 211 | 1.7× higher |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 113.6 per 100 people108th of 212 | 183.9 per 100 people10th of 212 | 38% lower |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 234 per 100,000 live births162nd of 193 | 359 per 100,000 live births177th of 193 | 35% lower |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 0.38% of GDP156th of 163 | 0.76% of GDP136th of 163 | 50% lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 15.3% of land area123rd of 211 | 22.9% of land area66th of 211 | 33% lower |
| Median Ageyears | 21.3 years189th of 240 | 18.3 years217th of 240 | 16% higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 8.4 years94th of 148 | 6.1 years127th of 148 | 39% higher |
| Human Development Index | 0.628142nd of 192 | 0.582156th of 192 | 8% higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 4.55/ 10123rd of 164 | 5.15/ 10105th of 164 | 12% lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.61 tonnes per capita171st of 212 | 0.46 tonnes per capita181st of 212 | 32% higher |
| Obesity Rate | 13.8%146th of 198 | 12.0%156th of 198 | 15% higher |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| 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.