Ghana vs United States
POP 9.9x GDP 345.2x LE 13.2 yrs LMC↔HIC
Widest indicator spreads · Ghana vs United States
Demographics: Population (United States, 90% spread)
| Indicator | Ghana | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 34.4M | 340.1M | 2024 |
| Population Ages 65+ | 3.7% | 17.9% | 2024 |
| Population Density | 148.5 | 36.8 | 2023 |
| Population Ages 0-14 | 35.8% | 17.3% | 2024 |
3 closer demographics rows sit on the Ghana and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: GDP (Current USD) (United States, 100% spread)
| Indicator | Ghana | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD) | $83.3B | $28.8T | 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | $1.8B | $297.1B | 2024 |
| GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $2,419.252 | $84,534.041 | 2024 |
| Inflation (Consumer Prices) | 22.8% | 2.9% | 2024 |
5 closer economy rows sit on the Ghana and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (United States, 93% spread)
| Indicator | Ghana | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.3 | 3.7 | 2023 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 234 | 17 | 2023 |
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 2.9% | 16.7% | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 35.9 | 6.5 | 2024 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Ghana and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (United States, 73% spread)
| Indicator | Ghana | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 21.3% | 79.4% | 2024 |
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 2.9% | 5.4% | 2022 |
| School Enrollment (Secondary) | 75.7% | 97.5% | 2024 |
3 closer education rows sit on the Ghana and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Electric Power Consumption (United States, 96% spread)
| Indicator | Ghana | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Power Consumption | 565 | 12,839 | 2023 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.7 | 13.6 | 2024 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 39.0% | 10.9% | 2021 |
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 4.8% | 15.8% | 2022 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Ghana and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (United States, 81% spread)
| Indicator | Ghana | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Sanitation | 18.8% | 97.0% | 2024 |
| Access to Clean Water | 42.9% | 97.6% | 2024 |
| Internet Users | 72.2% | 94.7% | 2024 |
2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Ghana and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (United States, 101% spread)
| Indicator | Ghana | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | -13,114 | 1.3M | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 39.0% | 1.1% | 2016 |
| Intentional Homicides | 1.8 | 5.8 | 2022 |
3 closer social rows sit on the Ghana and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Ghana vs United States comparison
Ghana (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs United States (HIC, North America) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 9.9x smaller (34.4M vs 340.1M) and total GDP is 345.2x smaller ($83.3B vs $28.8T). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~101% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Ghana (LMC) carries the full WDI topic tables behind every row above.
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Ghana vs United States figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · LMC↔HIC · WIDE scale band.