Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have about the same number of people: 32.7 million and 35.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Ghana ($3,257) is 7% higher than in Côte d'Ivoire ($3,050) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Côte d'Ivoire (6.5%) than in Ghana (6%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ghana (14.2%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (0.1%), a difference of 14.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Ghana (3%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (2.3%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Ghana can expect to live 3.6 years longer than one born in Côte d'Ivoire: 65.7 years against 62.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Ghana is older: half of its people are over 20.9 years, against 18.1 years in Côte d'Ivoire in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Ghana (72.2%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (41.4%), a difference of 30.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Ghana (0.7 tonnes) are 19% higher than in Côte d'Ivoire (0.59 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Ghana (30.9%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (12.1%), a difference of 18.8 percentage points in 2024.