Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Ghana
United States
Population
34.4M 47th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$82.3B 82nd
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$2,391 170th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$7,720 150th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
5.6% 33rd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
238,539 km² 81st
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
144.3 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
3.4 46th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
58.4% 134th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
3.7% 171st
17.9% 45th

Health

Ghana
United States
Life Expectancy
65.5 yrs 189th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
28.2 146th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
234.0 163rd
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$70 163rd
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
2.9% 179th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.27 164th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
0.69 174th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Ghana
United States
Unemployment Rate
2.8% 35th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
0.66 3rd
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
20.9%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
31.5%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
40.9%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
35.5%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
34.3%
14.3%

Education & Society

Ghana
United States
Literacy Rate
76.5% 121st
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
2.9% 151st
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
43.5 143rd
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
39.0% 145th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
1.8 77th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
14.5% 155th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
55.7% 77th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
0.4% 157th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Ghana
United States
Internet Users
69.9% 135th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
98.8 144th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
89.5% 161st
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
89.9% 155th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
31.6% 197th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
39.0% 63rd
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
35.2% 88th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Ghana

Population pyramid of Ghana

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Ghana

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Ghana

United States

Population Over Time

Ghana

United States

GDP Over Time

Ghana

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Ghana

United States

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