Ghana vs Uzbekistan

Ghana and Uzbekistan 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.

• Ghana and Uzbekistan have about the same number of people: 35.1 million and 37.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Uzbekistan ($3,968) is 22% higher than in Ghana ($3,257) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Uzbekistan (7.7%) than in Ghana (6%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ghana (14.2%) than in Uzbekistan (8.8%), a difference of 5.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Uzbekistan (4.6%) than in Ghana (3%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Uzbekistan can expect to live 6.8 years longer than one born in Ghana: 72.5 years against 65.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Uzbekistan is older: half of its people are over 26.9 years, against 20.9 years in Ghana in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Uzbekistan (89.5%) than in Ghana (72.2%), a difference of 17.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Uzbekistan (4.1 tonnes) are about 5.9 times as high as in Ghana (0.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Ghana (30.9%) than in Uzbekistan (8.8%), a difference of 22.1 percentage points in 2024.