Ghana, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Accra, capital city of Ghana

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Ghana is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Ghana
Ghana is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent
Ghana has a population of	33,787,914 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Ghana are called Ghanaians
The country’s total area is	239,460 Km² ( 148,793 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	55
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Ghana HDI ranks in position nº 145 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.602 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Ghana’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 68 countries Ghana passport ranks in position nº 71 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Ghana GDP per capita is	$2,519 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Ghana ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Ghana EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 534 ranks 41st worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	8° 00' N, 2° 00' W Open in Google Maps
Ghana Capital city	Accra
Neighbouring countries	Ivory Coast, Togo, Burkina Faso.
Ghana Climate	Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Most predominant religion	Christian (Pentecostal/Charismatic, Protestant, Catholic),
Second most predominant religion	Muslim,
Currency name & code	Cedi (GHS)
Internet ccTLD	.gh
Ghana calling code	+233

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