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Congo vs Ghana: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Congo
cog
Leads on 44 of 108 metrics
Ghana
gha
Leads on 56 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Congo and Ghana: Congo leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (591,500) against Ghana (3.80); Congo leads on Radios (341,000) against Ghana (12.50); Congo leads on Televisions (33,000) against Ghana (1.90). Across 108 compared metrics, Congo wins on 44 and Ghana wins on 56.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇭 GhanaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)38.38 %69.94 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 38% (2023 est.)percent of population: 70% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.58 points67.13 points★
Radios341,000★12.5
Televisions33,000★1.9
Waterways1,1201,293★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇭 GhanaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.40B $18.41B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars18.23B $87.51B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %20 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.6 %30.35 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index39.560★
Electricity Consumption912★9.36
Electricity Exports22187★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels64★58
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants3642★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables01★
Electricity Imports18511★
Electricity Installed Capacity591,500★3.8
Electricity Production1.712.52★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.35 USD per capita10.49 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient48.9★43.5
Gross Fixed Investment45.2★25.1
Gross National Saving19.5★9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %7.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %★22.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.39★1.23
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports0317.4★
Natural Gas Production1.39914.4★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves90.61★22.65
Oil Consumption11,00060,000★
Oil Exports211,800★5,752
Oil Imports2,83268,830★
Oil Production302,200★8,880
Oil Proved Reserves1.6660★
Population Below Poverty Line40.9 people23.4 people★
Public Debt128.773.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD5.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,00090,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,766★2,654
Refined Petroleum Products Imports7,16285,110★
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,760★2,073
Remittances0.33★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.173.51★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)54.45★60.89
Taxes and Other Revenues6.512.3★
Unemployment Rate19.7 %3.1 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇭 GhanaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)565,497★886,226
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.66★20.82
Population Distributionthe population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville, as shown in this population distribution mappopulation is concentrated in the southern half of the country, with the highest concentrations on or near the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country122 Cubic meters per year★26.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources832★56.2

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇭 GhanaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.26 %3.89 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)198.8★96.64
Agricultural land106,838.2 sq. km130,393.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)169 km539 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant4,109.2 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land20360★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇭 GhanaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country21.22 %47.28 %★
Administrative Divisions1516★
Independence15★6
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇭 GhanaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.1★2.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.8 %1.7 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km★0.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)241 %234 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.622.1★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %★10.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000★350,000
Underweight Children Under 512.3★12.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇭 GhanaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,00016,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇭 GhanaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.14 %51.09 %★
Human Capital Index0.430.47★
Life expectancy at birth68.74 years68.98 years★
Median age of population18.67 years21.53 years★
Population Change156,545 persons642,359.5 persons★
Population density19.42 per sq. km★156.9 per sq. km
Total population6.64M persons35.70M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.260.67★
Birth Rate (%)28.34 %★27.09 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate30.1 %★27.2 %
Death Rate (%)4.64 %★5.73 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.61M persons9.17M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.5613.93★
Learning-adjusted years of school5 years6.47 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.64 people3.77 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.45168.85★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.92 %★78.01 %
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km0.27 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.36 %★2.12 %
Population living in slums67.37 %★31.27 %
Total deaths39,514.9 persons★243,382.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.57 %★45.1 %
Total fertility rate3.99 per woman★3.25 per woman
Total net-migration-1,953.8 persons★-16,716.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate36.62 per live births★37.98 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇭 GhanaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.1★0.05
Airports56★11
Civil Air Travel48★

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