International Rankings of Ghana 2014, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	59,086	93	2012
Internet users	1,297,000	93	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	285,000	120	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	25,618,000	42	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$14,130,000,000	79	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$9,282,000,000	84	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-12.20	208	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	18	6	31 Dec 200
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	18.20	25	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$4,778,000,000	163	2013 est.
Debt - external	$12,640,000,000	93	31 Dec 2013 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	39.4	64	2005-06
Exports	$13,540,000,000	82	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	45.90	79	2011
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	13.60	122	2011
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	60.90	108	2011
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-56.20	123	2011
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	29.00	40	2011
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	6.90	5	2011
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	22.70	40	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	27.30	101	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	50.00	163	2012 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$39,890,000,000	91	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$3,300	174	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$82,650,000,000	79	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	7.90	22	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	17.90	86	2012 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	32.80	57	2006
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	2.00	107	2006
Imports	$17,760,000,000	81	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	7.00	35	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	9.20	32	2013 est.
Labor force	11,790,000	45	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	56.00	44	2005 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	15.00	125	2005 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	29.00	146	2005 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 3,531,000,000	91	31 Dec 2011
Population below poverty line (%)	28.50	75	2007 est.
Public debt (% of GPD)	50.00	66	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$5,705,000,000	89	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 11,560,000,000	102	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$12,560,000,000	92	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 6,153,000,000	92	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	23.3	140	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	11.00	87	2000 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	9,005,000	103	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	189	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	32,060	62	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	79,630	53	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	660,000,000	45	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	5,311,000,000	113	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	1,036,000,000	56	2010 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	40.6	168	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	59.4	34	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	188	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	0.0	196	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	106,000,000	91	2010 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	1,985,000	103	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	8,213,000,000	97	2010 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	210.76	173	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	120,000,000	106	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	186	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	830,000,000	60	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	50,000,000	87	2010 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	22,650,000,000	75	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	61,590	92	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	9,977	84	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	37,240	82	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	22,130	93	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	539	109	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	885	176	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	185	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	48.82	150	4%/10%/66%
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	0.98	109	4%/10%/66%
Irrigated land (sq km)	309	122	2003
Land Area - sq km	227,533.00	83	NA
Land boundaries - km	2,094	81	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	20.12	51	2011
Land use - other (%)	68.14	214	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	11.74	22	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	110.75	96	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	238,533.00	82	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	53.20	91	2011
Water Area - sq km	11,000	45	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	6,194,339	45	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	6,268,191	48	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	4,220,761	51	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	4,136,406	52	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	260,992	43	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	267,896	43	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.70	87	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	4,858,630	39	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	4,902,094	39	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	38.70	45	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	2,382,573	48	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	2,360,293	52	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	18.80	90	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	4,363,889	54	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	4,120,921	55	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	33.70	183	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	610,716	60	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	577,431	61	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	4.70	169	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	546,765	67	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	476,297	65	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	4.10	160	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	31.70	38	2014 est.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	14.30	54	2008
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	23.50	145	2008
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	7.53	116	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio (number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+))	0	173	201
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	80	134	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - total	86.3	142	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	92.1	160	NA
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	20	68	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	13.7	63	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	7.9	47	2011 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	8.20	12	2011
Health expenditures	4.80	147	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	1.80	32	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	18,000	17	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	260,000	23	2012 est.
Hospital bed density	0.90	157	2011
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	35.48	59	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	43.80	54	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	39.70	59	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	67.71	172	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	62.99	173	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	65.32	172	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	65.30	163	2010 est.
Literacy - male (%)	78.30	169	2010 est.
Literacy - total (%)	71.50	174	2010 est.
Maternal mortality rate	350.00	33	2010
Median age - female (years)	21.20	183	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	20.30	184	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	20.70	184	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	21.80	79	2008 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-2.23	167	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	7.50	141	2008
Physicians density	0.09	168	2009
Population	25,199,609	49	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	2.19	44	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	7.7	187	NA
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	92.3	12	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	13.5	196	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	86.5	7	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	18.8	200	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	81.2	2	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	11	148	2012
School life expectancy - male (years)	12	129	2012
School life expectancy - total (years)	12	135	2012
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	209	2013 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	0.99	200	2013 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	0.95	183	2013 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.95	111	2013 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.88	54	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.03	212	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	0.98	136	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	188	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	4.12	38	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	17	77	2000
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	16	63	2000
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	17	80	2000
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	3.5	35	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	51.9	133	2011
Transportation
Airports	10	156	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	7	136	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	3	166	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	4	132	2010
Pipelines (km)	775	93	2013
Railways (km)	947	91	2008
Roadways (km)	109,515	43	2009
Waterways (km)	1,293	57	2011

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