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Ghana vs Panama: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Ghana
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Leads on 52 of 114 metrics
Panama
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Leads on 54 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ghana and Panama: Panama leads on Televisions (510,000) against Ghana (1.90); Panama leads on Radios (815,000) against Ghana (12.50); Ghana leads on Revenue from Forest Resources (3.51) against Panama (0.08). Across 114 compared metrics, Ghana wins on 52 and Panama wins on 54.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)72.18 %72.77 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)69.94 %★68.55 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 70% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.13 points★66.75 points
Radios12.5815,000★
Televisions1.9510,000★
Waterways1,293★800

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country18.41B $★2.32B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars87.51B $104.39B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)10.02 %33.53 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)30.35 %★7.52 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index6092★
Electricity Consumption9.36★8.71
Electricity Exports187★139
Electricity from Fossil Fuels58★36
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants4251★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables113★
Electricity Imports511★30
Electricity Installed Capacity3.8★3.4
Electricity Production12.52★10.6
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.49 USD per capita78.01 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43.548.9★
Gross Fixed Investment25.130.1★
Gross National Saving938.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)7.1 %★-2.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)22.8 %0.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.4 % of GDP1.1 % 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 Consumption60,00097,000★
Oil Exports5,752★0
Oil Imports68,83077,910★
Oil Production8,880★0
Oil Proved Reserves660★0
Population Below Poverty Line23.4 people21.8 people★
Public Debt73.437.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★2.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption90,000146,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,654★66
Refined Petroleum Products Imports85,110129,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production2,073★0
Remittances3★0.6
Revenue from Forest Resources3.51★0.08
Robotics Research Funding0.38 USD★0.14 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.034.8★
Taxes and Other Revenues12.3★7.5
Top Exporting Countries29.20B USD38.38B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %★6.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate58.52 %★66.3 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)886,226-337,693★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions20.82★23.46
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 concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.2 sq km31.4 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country26.3 Cubic meters per year★21 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources56.2139.3★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %★1.63 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)96.64145.1★
Agricultural land130,393.8 sq. km★21,675.24 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)539 km2,490 km★
Dam capacity per capita4,109.2 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,959.21 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land360394★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.28 %★33.75 %
Administrative Divisions16★10
Independence6★3
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)2.711.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita281.09 USD3,859.64 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP9.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km1.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)234 %37 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.8★21.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.9 %★22.7 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS350,00031,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people6 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 5122.9★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)16,00028,000★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %52.57 %★
Human Capital Index0.470.5★
Life expectancy at birth68.98 years83.81 years★
Median age of population21.53 years30.58 years★
Population Change642,359.5 persons★56,877.2 persons
Population density156.9 per sq. km62.39 per sq. km★
Total population35.70M persons★4.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.670.91★
Birth Rate (%)27.09 %★17.11 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.2 %50.8 %★
Death Rate (%)5.73 %5.48 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.17M persons★1.16M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate13.93★2.21
Learning-adjusted years of school6.47 years6.58 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.77 people★1.98 people
Mean Male Height (cm)168.85★168.49
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.01 %★68.99 %
Physician Density0.27 people/sq km1.63 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.12 %★1.44 %
Population living in slums31.27 %★12.04 %
Total deaths243,382.4 persons21,615.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)45.1 %60.42 %★
Total fertility rate3.25 per woman★2.07 per woman
Total net-migration-16,716.9 persons6,740.3 persons★
Under-five mortality rate37.98 per live births12.92 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.050.55★
Airports1177★
Civil Air Travel8★5
Heliports7★1

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