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Ghana vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Ghana
gha
Leads on 34 of 111 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 68 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ghana and Mexico: Ghana leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (90,000) against Mexico (1.98); Ghana leads on Oil Consumption (60,000) against Mexico (2.07); Ghana leads on Oil Exports (5,752) against Mexico (1.51). Across 111 compared metrics, Ghana wins on 34 and Mexico wins on 68.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)69.94 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 70% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.13 points★45.55 points
Radios12.531★
Televisions1.925.6★
Waterways1,2932,900★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country18.41B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars87.51B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)20 %★7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)30.35 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index6086.1★
Electricity Consumption9.36258.7★
Electricity Exports187★7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5871★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants42★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables19★
Electricity Imports511★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity3.872.56★
Electricity Production12.52302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.49 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43.543.5
Gross Fixed Investment25.1★21.5
Gross National Saving921.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)7.1 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)22.8 %4.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.4 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption1.2381.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports317.4★50.12
Natural Gas Production914.4★31.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves22.65279.8★
Oil Consumption60,000★2.07
Oil Exports5,752★1.51
Oil Imports68,830496,000★
Oil Production8,880★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves660★10.42
Population Below Poverty Line23.4 people★36.3 people
Public Debt73.445.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption90,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,654155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports85,110867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production2,073844,600★
Remittances33.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.51★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.034.44★
Taxes and Other Revenues12.314.2★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %2.8 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)886,226★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions20.82★441.05
Contiguous Zone2424
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation 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 mapmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country26.3 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources56.2461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)96.64★52.44
Agricultural land130,393.8 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)539 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita4,109.2 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land36059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.28 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions1632★
Independence616★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)2.716.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)234 %42 %★
Mean Age at First Birth22.1★21.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.9 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS350,000340,000★
Underweight Children Under 5124.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)16,000341,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %51.87 %★
Human Capital Index0.470.63★
Life expectancy at birth68.98 years80.06 years★
Median age of population21.53 years29.96 years★
Population Change642,359.5 persons1.20M persons★
Population density156.9 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population35.70M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.670.71★
Birth Rate (%)27.09 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.2 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.73 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.17M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate13.9360.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.47 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.77 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)168.85169.01★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.01 %★77.59 %
Physician Density0.27 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.12 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums31.27 %★15.76 %
Total deaths243,382.4 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)45.1 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate3.25 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-16,716.9 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate37.98 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.050.48★
Airports111,580★
Civil Air Travel8186★
Heliports7488★

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