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Ghana vs Guyana: Compare Statistics

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

Ghana
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Leads on 45 of 108 metrics
Guyana
guy
Leads on 54 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ghana and Guyana: Guyana leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (428,000) against Ghana (3.80); Guyana leads on Radios (420,000) against Ghana (12.50); Guyana leads on Major Urban Areas Population (110,000 people) against Ghana (3.77 people). Across 108 compared metrics, Ghana wins on 45 and Guyana wins on 54.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)69.94 %81.72 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 70% (2023 est.)percent of population: 82% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.13 points★60.12 points
Radios12.5420,000★
Televisions1.946,000★
Waterways1,293★330

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country18.41B $★1.82B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars87.51B $★32.87B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)20 %★5.5 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)30.35 %★13 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index60★55.5
Electricity Consumption9.36790.1★
Electricity Exports187★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5889★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants42★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables111★
Electricity Imports511★0
Electricity Installed Capacity3.8428,000★
Electricity Production12.52★1.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.49 USD per capita46.05 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43.544.6★
Gross Fixed Investment25.129.6★
Gross National Saving910.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)7.1 %53.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)22.8 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.4 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption1.23★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports317.4★0
Natural Gas Production914.4★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves22.65★0
Oil Consumption60,000★10,000
Oil Exports5,752★0
Oil Imports68,830★10,480
Oil Production8,880★0
Oil Proved Reserves660★0
Population Below Poverty Line23.4 people★35 people
Public Debt73.450.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD43.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption90,000★14,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,654★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports85,110★13,720
Refined Petroleum Products Production2,073★0
Remittances33.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.514.56★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)65.3513.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues12.328.1★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %★10.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)886,226131,397★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions20.822.64★
Continental Shelf200outer edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionpopulation 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 mappopulation is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with notable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country26.3 Cubic meters per year103 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources56.2271★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %★0.2 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)96.64498.96★
Agricultural land130,393.8 sq. km★7,212 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)539 km★459 km
Dam capacity per capita4,109.2 cubic meters per inhabitant★949.96 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land3601,430★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.28 %★44.69 %
Administrative Divisions16★10
Independence626★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)2.716.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %1.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)234 %75 %★
Mean Age at First Birth22.1★20.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.9 %★20.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS350,0009,000★
Underweight Children Under 5129.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)16,000★3,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %59.33 %★
Human Capital Index0.470.5★
Life expectancy at birth68.98 years76.66 years★
Median age of population21.53 years26.51 years★
Population Change642,359.5 persons★3,816.3 persons
Population density156.9 per sq. km4.27 per sq. km★
Total population35.70M persons★840,885.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.670.76★
Birth Rate (%)27.09 %★16.68 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.2 %29.9 %★
Death Rate (%)5.73 %★7.05 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.17M persons★216,417.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate13.93292,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.47 years6.9 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.77 people110,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)168.85170.21★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.01 %★73.98 %
Physician Density0.27 people/sq km1.39 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.12 %★0.35 %
Population living in slums31.27 %★7.98 %
Total deaths243,382.4 persons5,179 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)45.1 %48.81 %★
Total fertility rate3.25 per woman★2.35 per woman
Total net-migration-16,716.9 persons-7,117.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate37.98 per live births20.11 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.050.46★
Airports1155★
Civil Air Travel8★3

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