Ghana vs Malawi
Ghana vs Malawi: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 30.9% in Ghana and 22% in Malawi, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 8.9 percentage points, or 1.4 times that in Malawi.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2024, Ghana ranked 111 and Malawi ranked 126 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Ghana | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.9 | 22 | – |
| 2023 | 30.7 | 22.4 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 30.5 | 22.9 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 30.4 | 23.3 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 30.1 | 24.2 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 29.9 | 24.7 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 29.8 | 25.1 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 29.6 | 25.6 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 29.4 | 26 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 29.3 | 26.5 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 29.1 | 26.9 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 29 | 27.3 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 28.7 | 28.2 | 32 |
| 2009 | 28.5 | 28.7 | 32 |
| 2008 | 28.3 | 29.1 | 32 |
| 2007 | 28.2 | 29.6 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 28 | 30 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 27.9 | 30.5 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 27.7 | 30.9 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 27.6 | 31.4 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 27.4 | 31.8 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 27.2 | 32.2 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 27.1 | 32.7 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 26.9 | 33.1 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 26.8 | 33.6 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 26.6 | 34 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 26.5 | 34.5 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 26.3 | 34.9 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 26.2 | 35.4 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 26 | 35.8 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 25.8 | 36.3 | 33 |
| 1991 | 25.7 | 36.7 | – |
| 1990 | 25.5 | 37.1 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 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