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Ghana vs Nepal: Compare Statistics

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

Ghana
gha
Leads on 55 of 111 metrics
Nepal
npl
Leads on 47 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ghana and Nepal: Nepal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (943,100) against Ghana (3.80); Nepal leads on Televisions (130,000) against Ghana (1.90); Nepal leads on Radios (840,000) against Ghana (12.50). Across 111 compared metrics, Ghana wins on 55 and Nepal wins on 47.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇳🇵 NepalShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)72.18 %★46.32 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)69.94 %★55.77 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 70% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.13 points★55.2 points
Radios12.5840,000★
Televisions1.9130,000★
Waterways1,293none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇳🇵 NepalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country18.41B $★9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars87.51B $★48.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)20 %★7 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)30.35 %★11.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index6081.7★
Electricity Consumption9.36★4.98
Electricity Exports187★2.69
Electricity from Fossil Fuels58★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants4292★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables13★
Electricity Imports511★2.18
Electricity Installed Capacity3.8943,100★
Electricity Production12.52★4.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.49 USD per capita★6.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★30
Gross Fixed Investment18.7★3.5
Gross National Saving945.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)7.1 %★0.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)22.8 %7.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.4 % of GDP1 % 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★20,000
Oil Exports5,752★0
Oil Imports68,830★13,740
Oil Production8,880★0
Oil Proved Reserves660★0
Population Below Poverty Line23.4 people20.3 people★
Public Debt73.439.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★3.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption90,000★27,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,654★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports85,110★26,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production2,073★0
Remittances333.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.51★0.45
Taxes and Other Revenues12.317.5★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %★10.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇳🇵 NepalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)886,226428,262★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions20.8211.36★
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 divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.2 sq km23.6 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country26.3 Cubic meters per year★20 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources56.2210.2★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇳🇵 NepalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %13.07 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)96.64176.82★
Agricultural land130,393.8 sq. km★36,185.52 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)539 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita4,109.2 cubic meters per inhabitant★2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land36012,090★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇳🇵 NepalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.28 %★40.77 %
Administrative Divisions16★7
Independence6176★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇳🇵 NepalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)2.77.7★
Health Care Spending per Capita281.09 USD464.47 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)234 %142 %★
Mean Age at First Birth22.1★20.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.9 %4.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS350,00030,000★
Underweight Children Under 512★18.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇳🇵 NepalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)16,000112,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇳🇵 NepalShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %75.46 %★
Human Capital Index0.470.52★
Life expectancy at birth68.98 years73.26 years★
Median age of population21.53 years25.67 years★
Population Change642,359.5 persons★-239,662.7 persons
Population density156.9 per sq. km★201.77 per sq. km
Total population35.70M persons★29.59M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.670.83★
Birth Rate (%)27.09 %★16.66 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.2 %46.7 %★
Death Rate (%)5.73 %5.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP3.7 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.17M persons★8.63M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate13.93★8.44
Learning-adjusted years of school6.47 years7.88 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.77 people★1.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)168.85★162.32
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.01 %★73.42 %
Physician Density0.27 people/sq km1.01 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.12 %★0.66 %
Population living in slums31.27 %35.73 %★
Total deaths243,382.4 persons198,194.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)45.1 %58.71 %★
Total fertility rate3.25 per woman★1.92 per woman
Total net-migration-16,716.9 persons★-588,424.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate37.98 per live births22.16 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇳🇵 NepalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.050.16★
Airports1151★
Civil Air Travel8★5
Heliports714★

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