Ghana vs Malawi
Ghana vs Malawi: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 91.9% in Ghana and 15.6% in Malawi, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 76.3 percentage points, or 5.89 times that in Malawi.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2024, Ghana ranked 156 and Malawi ranked 211 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Ghana | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.9 | 15.6 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 89.5 | 15.6 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 85.1 | 14 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 86.3 | 14.2 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 85.4 | 11.5 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 83.5 | 11.2 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 80.4 | 18 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 79 | 12.7 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 79.3 | 11 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 74 | 10.8 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 78.3 | 11.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 70.7 | 9 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 56.5 | 7.4 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 64.1 | 7.6 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 64.2 | 8.7 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 61.1 | 8.3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 60.5 | 7.8 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 56.9 | 7.4 | 82 |
| 2006 | 55.1 | 3.7 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 41.2 | 6.6 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 50.8 | 6.9 | 80 |
| 2003 | 48.3 | 6.2 | 80 |
| 2002 | 46.8 | 5.6 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 44.8 | 5.2 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 43.7 | 4.8 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 40.7 | 4.3 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 42.6 | 3.8 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 36.6 | 3.4 | – |
| 1996 | 34.5 | 2.9 | – |
| 1995 | 32.5 | 2.5 | – |
| 1994 | 30.4 | 2 | – |
| 1993 | 30.6 | 1.6 | – |
| 1992 | – | 3.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ghana vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGhana: 44.5% in 2022Malawi: 17.8% in 2022
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Malawi: $128M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Malawi: 1 million TIV in 2000