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Ghana vs Togo: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Ghana
gha
Leads on 61 of 106 metrics
Togo
tgo
Leads on 36 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ghana and Togo: Togo leads on Radios (940,000) against Ghana (12.50); Togo leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (230,000) against Ghana (3.80); Togo leads on Televisions (73,000) against Ghana (1.90). Across 106 compared metrics, Ghana wins on 61 and Togo wins on 36.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇹🇬 TogoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)69.94 %★37.02 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 70% (2023 est.)percent of population: 37% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.13 points★48.03 points
Radios12.5940,000★
Televisions1.973,000★
Waterways1,293★50

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇹🇬 TogoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country18.41B $★1.74B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars87.51B $★12.07B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)20 %★2.5 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)30.35 %★5.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index6063.7★
Electricity Consumption9.36★1.26
Electricity Exports187★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5870★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants42★29
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables11
Electricity Imports511★1.14
Electricity Installed Capacity3.8230,000★
Electricity Production12.52232.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.49 USD per capita★4.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★37.9
Gross Fixed Investment25.125.4★
Gross National Saving916.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)7.1 %★4.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)22.8 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.4 % of GDP2.2 % 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★23,000
Oil Exports5,752★0
Oil Imports68,830★15,900
Oil Production8,880★0
Oil Proved Reserves660★0
Population Below Poverty Line23.4 people★45.5 people
Public Debt73.4★81.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★5.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption90,000★15,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,654★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports85,110★13,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production2,073★0
Remittances37.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.513.96★
Taxes and Other Revenues12.314.8★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇹🇬 TogoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)886,22682,572★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions20.822.66★
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 mapone of the more densely populated African nations, with most of the population residing in rural communities; density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country26.3 Cubic meters per year★5.7 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources56.2★14.7

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇹🇬 TogoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %5.17 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)96.64120.95★
Agricultural land130,393.8 sq. km★38,200 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)539 km★56 km
Dam capacity per capita4,109.2 cubic meters per inhabitant★169.77 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land360★70

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇹🇬 TogoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.28 %★35.99 %
Administrative Divisions16★5
Independence627★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇹🇬 TogoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)2.74.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %★1.9 %
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km★0.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)234 %★349 %
Mean Age at First Birth22.125★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.9 %8.4 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS350,000110,000★
Underweight Children Under 512★15.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇹🇬 TogoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)16,000★10,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇹🇬 TogoShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %61.03 %★
Human Capital Index0.470.47★
Life expectancy at birth68.98 years★63.99 years
Median age of population21.53 years★19.17 years
Population Change642,359.5 persons★206,549.6 persons
Population density156.9 per sq. km★182.67 per sq. km
Total population35.70M persons★9.93M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.67★0.61
Birth Rate (%)27.09 %30.17 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.2 %★23.9 %
Death Rate (%)5.73 %4.64 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.17M persons★2.42M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate13.93★3.35
Learning-adjusted years of school6.47 years6.85 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★168.33
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.01 %★73.83 %
Physician Density0.27 people/sq km★0.08 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.12 %2.37 %★
Population living in slums31.27 %32.74 %★
Total deaths243,382.4 persons73,347 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)45.1 %47.2 %★
Total fertility rate3.25 per woman4 per woman★
Total net-migration-16,716.9 persons★-18,820.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate37.98 per live births★54.49 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇹🇬 TogoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.05★0.03
Airports11★7
Civil Air Travel8★3

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