Ghana vs Nigeria
Ghana vs Nigeria: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 91.9% in Ghana and 62.5% in Nigeria, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 29.4 percentage points, or 1.47 times that in Nigeria.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2024, Ghana ranked 156 and Nigeria ranked 181 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Ghana | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.9 | 62.5 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 89.5 | 61.2 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 85.1 | 60.5 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 86.3 | 59.5 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 85.4 | 55.4 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 83.5 | 55.4 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 80.4 | 56.5 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 79 | 54.4 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 79.3 | 59.3 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 74 | 52.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 78.3 | 54.2 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 70.7 | 55.6 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 56.5 | 53 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 64.1 | 55.9 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 64.2 | 48 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 61.1 | 50 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 60.5 | 50.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 56.9 | 50.1 | 82 |
| 2006 | 55.1 | 47.6 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 41.2 | 46.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 50.8 | 46.1 | 80 |
| 2003 | 48.3 | 52.2 | 80 |
| 2002 | 46.8 | 44.6 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 44.8 | 43.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 43.7 | 43.2 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 40.7 | 44.9 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 42.6 | 41.3 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 36.6 | 40.4 | – |
| 1996 | 34.5 | 39.6 | – |
| 1995 | 32.5 | 38.7 | – |
| 1994 | 30.4 | 37.8 | – |
| 1993 | 30.6 | 37 | – |
| 1992 | – | 36.1 | – |
| 1991 | – | 35.2 | – |
| 1990 | – | 27.3 | – |
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 Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGhana: 44.5% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022