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Ghana - Ranking Positions (Facts)

RANKING  VALUE  POSITION Geography Area - total 239,460.00 sq km 79 Area - land 230,940.00 sq km 78 Area - water 8,520.00 sq km 44 Land boundaries 2,094.00 km 82 Coastline 539.00 km 97 Elevation extremes - highest point 880 m 165 Land use - arable land 17.54 % 65 Land use - permanent crops 9.22 % 31 Land use - other 73.24 % 159 People Population 22,931,299 48 Age structure: 0-14 years 38.20 % 56 Age structure: 15-64 years 58.20 % 152 Age structure: 65 years and over 3.60 % 146 Population growth rate 1.97 % 64 Birth rate 29.85 births/1,000 population 50 Death rate 9.55 deaths/1,000 population 135 Net migration rate -0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population 65 Sex ratio - total population 1.00 male(s)/female 65 Infant mortality rate 53.56 deaths/1,000 live births 156 Life expectancy at birth - total population 59.12 years 164 Life expectancy at birth - male 58.31 years 163 Life expectancy at birth - female 59.95 years 165 Total fertility rate 3.89 children born/woman 51 HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 3.10 % 133 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 350,000 140 HIV/AIDS - deaths 30,000 135 Literacy - total population 57.90 % 178 Economy GDP - real growth rate 6.00 % 68 GDP per capita - purchasing power parity 2,700 $ 151 GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) 37.30 % 22 GDP - composition by sector (industry) 25.30 % 119 GDP - composition by sector (services) 37.50 % 181 Population below poverty line 31.40 % 72 Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% 2.20 % 68 Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% 30.10 % 56 Inflation rate (consumer prices) 10.90 % 179 Labor force 10,870,000 40 Unemployment rate 20.00 % 146 Budget - revenues 3,616,000,000 $ 100 Electricity - production 6,489,000,000 kWh 101 Electricity - consumption 7,095,000,000 kWh 93 Electricity - exports 900,000,000 kWh 54 Exports 3,286,000,000 $ 111 Imports 5,666,000,000 $ 94 Debt - external 3,546,000,000 $ 114 Communications Telephones - main lines in use 356,400 104 Telephones - mobile cellular 5,207,000 62 Internet users 609,800 91 Transportation Railways - total 953.00 km 90 Roadways - total 42,623.00 km 83 Airports with paved runways - total 7 127 Airports - with unpaved runways - total 5 152 Military Military expenditures - percent of GDP 0.80 % 145