Ghana vs Cambodia

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Accra
Population
34.4M
GDP
$83.3B
Cambodia
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Capital: Phnom Penh
Population
17.6M
GDP
$46.4B

POP 2.0x GDP 1.8x LE 5.1 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Ghana vs Cambodia

Inflation (Consumer Pric…96.5%Unemployment Rate91%Access to Sanitation63.6%Freshwater Withdrawal62.1%Net Migration60.2%Foreign Direct Investment59.8%Trade (% of GDP)51.9%Population48.8%
MID pair: Inflation (Consumer Prices) is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LMC.

Demographics: Population (Ghana, 49% spread)

Indicator Ghana Cambodia Year
Population 34.4M 17.6M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 3.7% 6.2% 2024
Population Density 148.5 98.7 2023
Urban Population 58.4% 40.9% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Ghana and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Ghana, 96% spread)

Indicator Ghana Cambodia Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 22.8% 0.8% 2024
Unemployment Rate 2.8% 0.3% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $1.8B $4.4B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 69.0% 143.4% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Ghana and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Under-5 Mortality Rate (Cambodia, 49% spread)

Indicator Ghana Cambodia Year
Under-5 Mortality Rate 35.9 18.4 2024
Maternal Mortality Ratio 234 137 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 27.5 16.4 2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.9% 4.6% 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Ghana and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Ghana, 25% spread)

Indicator Ghana Cambodia Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.9% 2.2% 2022
School Enrollment (Secondary) 75.7% 58.8% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Ghana and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Ghana, 62% spread)

Indicator Ghana Cambodia Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 4.8% 1.8% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 565 932 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.7 1.1 2024
Renewable Energy Consumption 39.0% 52.4% 2021

1 closer environment rows sit on the Ghana and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Cambodia, 64% spread)

Indicator Ghana Cambodia Year
Access to Sanitation 18.8% 51.6% 2024
Access to Clean Water 42.9% 30.0% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Ghana and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Ghana, 60% spread)

Indicator Ghana Cambodia Year
Net Migration -13,114 -32,960 2024
Male Labor Participation 62.4% 87.8% 2024
Female Labor Participation 55.7% 77.3% 2024

3 closer social rows sit on the Ghana and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Ghana vs Cambodia comparison

Ghana (LMC) and Cambodia (LMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LMC). Population is 95% larger; GDP is 80% larger. Open with Inflation (Consumer Prices) (~96%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). Sub-Saharan Africa vs East Asia & Pacific; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Ghana vs Cambodia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · MID scale band.