Ghana
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Ghana.
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Ghana vs Togo
118 shared metrics.
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Togo
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Togolese Republic.
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Identity
Name origin: the name derives from the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo.
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Analysis
Ghana leads in 79 of 118 shared metrics, while Togo leads in 39.
Ghana's Electricity Generation is 25.4x that of Togo (24.29 TWh vs 0.92 TWh).
Ghana's Scientific Publications is 21.8x that of Togo (3.1K vs 134.74).
Ghana's Electric Generating Capacity is 15.9x that of Togo (5.52M kW vs 326.0K kW).
Ghana's Coastline Length is 8.6x that of Togo (539 km vs 56 km).
Ghana's Total CO2 Emissions is 8.2x that of Togo (24.17 Mt CO2e vs 2.6 Mt CO2e).
Key Comparisons
Electricity GenerationGhana leads
Ghana
24.29 TWh
Togo
0.92 TWh
Scientific PublicationsGhana leads
Ghana
3.1K
Togo
134.74
Electric Generating CapacityGhana leads
Ghana
5.52M kW
Togo
326.0K kW
Coastline LengthGhana leads
Ghana
539 km
Togo
56 km
Total CO2 EmissionsGhana leads
Ghana
24.17 Mt CO2e
Togo
2.6 Mt CO2e
Vehicles per 1,000 PeopleGhana leads
Ghana
70.41 per 1k people
Togo
8.2 per 1k people
All Metrics
Electricity Generation
GhanaGhana
24.29 TWh
Togo
0.92 TWh
2540% higher
Scientific Publications
GhanaGhana
3.1K
Togo
134.74
2182% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
GhanaGhana
5.52M kW
Togo
326.0K kW
1593% higher
Coastline Length
GhanaGhana
539 km
Togo
56 km
863% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
GhanaGhana
24.17 Mt CO2e
Togo
2.6 Mt CO2e
820% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GhanaGhana
70.41 per 1k people
Togo
8.2 per 1k people
763% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
GhanaGhana
16.96% of firms
Togo
2.0% of firms
756% higher
Inflation Rate
GhanaGhana
22.8%
Togo
2.9%
686% higher
GDP (Nominal)
GhanaGhana
$82,308,110,386.46
Togo
$10,651,180,146.53
673% higher
Nurses & Midwives
GhanaGhana
3.8 per 1k
Togo
0.51 per 1k
646% higher
Forest Area
GhanaGhana
80.1K km²
Togo
12.0K km²
567% higher
Water Withdrawal
GhanaGhana
1.4 B m³
Togo
0.22 B m³
550% higher
Capital Elevation
GhanaGhana
61 m
Togo
10 m
510% higher
Irrigated Land
GhanaGhana
360 km²
Togo
70 km²
414% higher
Land Area
GhanaGhana
227.5K km²
Togo
54.4K km²
318% higher
Population
GhanaGhana
35.34M
Togo
9.14M
286% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
GhanaGhana
0.61
Togo
0.16
286% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
GhanaGhana
0.27 per 1k
Togo
0.08 per 1k
238% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
GhanaGhana
22.74% of firms
Togo
6.7% of firms
237% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
GhanaGhana
2.1%
Togo
0.68%
209% higher
Alcohol Consumption
GhanaGhana
4.3 L/adult/yr
Togo
1.4 L/adult/yr
196% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
GhanaGhana
552.5 kWh/person
Togo
191.86 kWh/person
188% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
GhanaGhana
2.1% of GDP
Togo
0.79% of GDP
173% higher
Water Stress (%)
GhanaGhana
4.8%
Togo
1.9%
147% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GhanaGhana
$8,020
Togo
$3,365.46
138% higher
GNI Per Capita
GhanaGhana
$2,310
Togo
$1,080
114% higher
CO2 Per Capita
GhanaGhana
0.61 t/person/yr
Togo
0.29 t/person/yr
111% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
GhanaGhana
24.08 kg/person/yr
Togo
11.46 kg/person/yr
110% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
GhanaGhana
42.94%
Togo
20.52%
109% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
GhanaGhana
0.71
Togo
0.35
103% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GhanaGhana
2.0 sites
Togo
1.0 sites
100% higher
Solar Electricity Share
TogoGhana
0.70%
Togo
18.31%
96% lower
Internet Users (%)
GhanaGhana
70%
Togo
37%
89% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
TogoGhana
52
Togo
397
87% lower
Spirits Consumption
GhanaGhana
0.38 L/person/yr
Togo
0.21 L/person/yr
82% higher
Military Spending
TogoGhana
0.38% of GDP
Togo
2.0% of GDP
81% lower
Air Passengers
TogoGhana
440.7K
Togo
2.18M
80% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
GhanaGhana
5.8% of youth labor force
Togo
3.4% of youth labor force
70% higher
Railway Length
GhanaGhana
947 km
Togo
568 km
67% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
GhanaGhana
78.28% of adults
Togo
47.99% of adults
63% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
GhanaGhana
16.0K
Togo
10.0K
60% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
GhanaGhana
35.19%
Togo
22.07%
59% higher
Airports
GhanaGhana
11
Togo
7.0
57% higher
Unemployment Rate
GhanaGhana
3.0%
Togo
1.9%
55% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
GhanaGhana
0.90
Togo
0.58
55% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
GhanaGhana
10.57 per 100k
Togo
7.0 per 100k
52% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
GhanaGhana
$82.32
Togo
$54.01
52% higher
Electricity Access (%)
GhanaGhana
89.5%
Togo
59.2%
51% higher
Digital Payments Used
GhanaGhana
80.36% of adults
Togo
53.1% of adults
51% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
GhanaGhana
19.82% of firms
Togo
13.18% of firms
50% higher
University Enrollment Rate
GhanaGhana
22.1%
Togo
14.9%
48% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
TogoGhana
39%
Togo
75.1%
48% lower
Smoking Rate
TogoGhana
3.4%
Togo
6.4%
47% lower
Protected Land (%)
TogoGhana
14.8%
Togo
28.1%
47% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TogoGhana
3.2% of adults
Togo
5.6% of adults
43% lower
Suicide Rate
TogoGhana
5.3 per 100k
Togo
9.3 per 100k
43% lower
Exports (% GDP)
GhanaGhana
35.47% of GDP
Togo
25.01% of GDP
42% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
GhanaGhana
114 per 100 people
Togo
81 per 100 people
41% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
GhanaGhana
20.89% of adults
Togo
14.78% of adults
41% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
TogoGhana
3.7% of GDP
Togo
6.0% of GDP
39% lower
Child Mortality
TogoGhana
37.1 per 1k births
Togo
58.3 per 1k births
36% lower
Shipping Traffic
TogoGhana
1.24M
Togo
1.95M
36% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
GhanaGhana
43 pts
Togo
32 pts
34% higher
Urban Population (%)
GhanaGhana
58.37%
Togo
43.81%
33% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
TogoGhana
15 days/yr
Togo
22 days/yr
32% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
TogoGhana
2.9% of GDP
Togo
4.1% of GDP
30% lower
Land Border Length
GhanaGhana
2.4K km
Togo
1.9K km
29% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
GhanaGhana
31.58%
Togo
25.17%
25% higher
Teen Birth Rate
TogoGhana
58.24 per 1k
Togo
77.05 per 1k
24% lower
Death Rate
GhanaGhana
5.7 per 1k
Togo
4.6 per 1k
23% higher
Beer Consumption
TogoGhana
0.53 L/person/yr
Togo
0.68 L/person/yr
22% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
TogoGhana
14.55%
Togo
18.58%
22% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
TogoGhana
55.39%
Togo
70.23%
21% lower
Infant Mortality
TogoGhana
28.2 per 1k births
Togo
35.9 per 1k births
21% lower
Political Corruption Index
TogoGhana
0.61
Togo
0.76
19% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
GhanaGhana
0.70 per 1k
Togo
0.60 per 1k
17% higher
Obesity Rate
GhanaGhana
12.11%
Togo
10.45%
16% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
TogoGhana
359.18 kg oil eq/person
Togo
425.4 kg oil eq/person
16% lower
Elderly Population (%)
GhanaGhana
3.7%
Togo
3.2%
15% higher
Informal Employment Share
TogoGhana
78.05% of employed people
Togo
92.34% of employed people
15% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
GhanaGhana
9.1 kg/person/yr
Togo
8.0 kg/person/yr
14% higher
GDP Growth Rate
TogoGhana
5.6%
Togo
6.5%
14% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
GhanaGhana
25.9 per 100k
Togo
22.7 per 100k
14% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
TogoGhana
73.76% of firms
Togo
86.13% of firms
14% lower
Population Density
TogoGhana
148.5 /km²
Togo
171.07 /km²
13% lower
Fertility Rate
TogoGhana
3.5 children/woman
Togo
4.0 children/woman
13% lower
Dependency Ratio
TogoGhana
65.36% of working-age pop.
Togo
74.64% of working-age pop.
12% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
GhanaGhana
0.77
Togo
0.69
11% higher
Median Age
GhanaGhana
20.9 years
Togo
18.8 years
11% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
TogoGhana
12.3% of GDP
Togo
13.79% of GDP
11% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
GhanaGhana
468.89 gCO2/kWh
Togo
422.54 gCO2/kWh
11% higher
Human Development Index
GhanaGhana
0.63
Togo
0.57
10% higher
Birth Rate
TogoGhana
27.09 per 1k
Togo
30.17 per 1k
10% lower
Women in Senior Management
TogoGhana
26.56% of managers
Togo
29.52% of managers
10% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
TogoGhana
73.4% of GDP
Togo
81.6% of GDP
10% lower
Highest Elevation
TogoGhana
885 m
Togo
986 m
10% lower
Credit Card Ownership
TogoGhana
4.4% of adults
Togo
4.9% of adults
10% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
GhanaGhana
13.73 kg/person/yr
Togo
12.58 kg/person/yr
9% higher
Youth Population (%)
TogoGhana
35.82%
Togo
39.53%
9% lower
Imports (% GDP)
TogoGhana
34.31% of GDP
Togo
36.57% of GDP
6% lower
Life Evaluation Score
GhanaGhana
4.6 pts
Togo
4.3 pts
6% higher
Food Waste per Person
TogoGhana
124.84 kg/person/yr
Togo
132.83 kg/person/yr
6% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
TogoGhana
35.2% of adults
Togo
37% of adults
5% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
GhanaGhana
76.49%
Togo
72.6%
5% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
GhanaGhana
54.24 µg/m³
Togo
51.67 µg/m³
5% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
TogoGhana
89.37% of adults
Togo
93.76% of adults
5% lower
Life Expectancy
GhanaGhana
65.5 years
Togo
62.7 years
4% higher
Time Zones Count
GhanaGhana
2.0 time zones
Togo
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
GhanaGhana
0%
Togo
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
GhanaGhana
0%
Togo
0%
ranked higher
Broadband Access (%)
GhanaGhana
1.0 per 100 people
Togo
1.0 per 100 people
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GhanaGhana
0.03 per 1M people
Togo
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
GhanaGhana
0 m
Togo
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
GhanaGhana
1.0
Togo
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GhanaGhana
7.9% of GDP
Togo
-1% of GDP
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
TogoGhana
0 per 100k people
Togo
0.12 per 100k people
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
GhanaGhana
0 per 1M people
Togo
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
GhanaGhana
3.0
Togo
3.0
equal
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