Ghana rankings 2026: where Ghana places in 124 global Top 10s
Ghana is #6 in Countries with the highest cassava yields and inside the top 10 of 9 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
Ghana appears in 124 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Ghana is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #6 in Countries with the highest cassava yields, where it is measured at 25.87 tonnes per hectare (Cassava yields) as of 2026-10-31. Ghana finishes inside the top 10 in 9 rankings.
Top 10 finishes
Ghana is inside the top 10 of 9 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #6 in Countries with the highest cassava yields with 25.87 tonnes per hectare, behind Niger (26.68 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Malawi. Our World in Data, 2026-10-31.
- #6 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children with 99 %, behind El Salvador (99 %) and ahead of Guyana. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants with 99 %, behind El Salvador (99 %) and ahead of Guyana. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the most land used for palm oil with 435.93 thousand hectares, behind Colombia (511.58 thousand hectares) and ahead of Cote d'Ivoire. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals with 1.09 per 100,000 people, behind Belize (1.95 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Argentina. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the fastest growth in money supply with 37.41 %, behind Tajikistan (50.64 %) and ahead of Sierra Leone. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #7 in Countries with the highest coffee yields with 1.6 tonnes per hectare, behind Brazil (1.74 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Sierra Leone. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks with 88.89 %, behind Poland (100 %) and ahead of Bulgaria. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the highest orange yields with 39.83 tonnes per hectare, behind Paraguay (40.11 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Iran. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Ghana by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Ghana holds 29 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest cassava yields (25.87 tonnes per hectare), #6 of 44 in Countries with the most land used for palm oil (435.93 thousand hectares), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest coffee yields (1.6 tonnes per hectare) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks (88.89 %). 25 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Ghana holds 26 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals (1.09 per 100,000 people), #16 of 50 in Countries with the highest road accident death rates (25.87 per 100,000 people), #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution (89 per 100,000 people) and #23 of 50 in Countries with the most people without safe drinking water (19.6k thousand people). 22 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Ghana holds 23 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children (99 %), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants (99 %), #7 of 50 in Countries with the fastest growth in money supply (37.41 %) and #12 of 50 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature (27.92 °C). 19 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Ghana holds 22 positions: #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest inflation (14.2 %), #19 of 50 in Countries by insurance and financial services (14.25 % of service imports, BoP), #24 of 50 in Countries by net financial account (9.44 BoP, current US$ bn) and #26 of 50 in Countries by reserves and related items (3,404.15 BoP, current US$ million). 18 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Ghana holds 21 positions: #15 of 50 in Countries gaining the most forest area each year (35.72 thousand hectares), #15 of 49 in Countries producing the most palm oil (300 thousand tonnes), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP (3.76 % of GDP) and #22 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste (520 thousand tonnes). 17 more rankings are listed below.
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Ghana holds 3 positions: #33 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (52.56 % of service imports, BoP), #39 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (24.85 million people) and #43 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (39.13 million subscriptions).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Ghana moved in 111 rankings:
- New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries with the most land used for palm oil (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the fastest growth in money supply (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest coffee yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest orange yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #12 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #15 in Countries producing the most palm oil (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #15 in Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis (2026-11-02).
Since the first snapshot
Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:
- Countries with the lowest unemployment: #18 on 2026-10-28 → #40 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
- Countries with the highest fertility rate: #21 on 2026-10-28 → #46 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
Where Ghana ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Ghana's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure (28.2 µg/m³), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest population density (296.87 people per km²) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity (9.4 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Ghana
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 25.87 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children · 99 % · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants · 99 % · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 44 · Countries with the most land used for palm oil · 435.93 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals · 1.09 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the fastest growth in money supply · 37.41 % · 2026-10-29
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest coffee yields · 1.6 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks · 88.89 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest orange yields · 39.83 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields · 0.58 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 27.92 °C · 2026-10-29
- #15 of 50 · Countries gaining the most forest area each year · 35.72 thousand hectares · 2026-10-29
- #15 of 49 · Countries producing the most palm oil · 300 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 14.36 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest inflation · 14.2 % · 2026-10-28
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 43.26 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 25.87 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 17.79 % · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children · 97 % · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries by insurance and financial services · 14.25 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 1.55 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries producing the most soybeans · 270 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 3.76 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories · 10.3k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution · 89 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste · 520 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean · 0.43 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children · 93 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops · 11.9 % of land area · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 19.6k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean · 4,185 tonnes per year · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries by net financial account · 9.44 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person · 13.05 square metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 59.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 45.3 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · 17.1 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 195.77 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries by reserves and related items · 3,404.15 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #26 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 31.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 33.8 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 47.48 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries by current account balance · 9.39 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #27 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 1,571.98 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 39 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the most road injury deaths · 8,494 deaths · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP · 4.06 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe · 84 % · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 5.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries by net secondary income · 5,314.7 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #31 of 50 · Countries producing the most rice · 1,721.2 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries by net trade in goods · 13.8 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest cotton yields · 1.86 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) · 5.59 % · 2026-10-31
- #33 of 50 · Countries by communications, computer, etc. · 52.56 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #33 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 21.28 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #33 of 50 · Countries producing the most maize · 3,794 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 9.52 % · 2026-10-29
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 234.32 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 8.46 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 5.9 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 12 % · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries by net trade in goods and services · 9.22 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 9.05 % · 2026-11-01
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas · 59.38 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools · 28.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the largest agricultural output · 18.6 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ · 2026-11-01
- #35 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth · 5.95 % · 2026-10-28
- #36 of 50 · Countries producing the most farmed fish · 121.81 thousand metric tons · 2026-10-30
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the largest aquaculture production · 121.81 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most births per year · 888.95 thousand births · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 31.72 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5) · 69.14 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
- #36 of 50 · Largest agricultural economies · 24.3 current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the largest external debt · 37.41 DOD, current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #38 of 50 · Countries catching the most wild fish · 496.16 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-01
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch · 496.16 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective · 83 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP · 13.35 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 44 · Countries with the highest palm oil yields · 7.36 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the most internet users · 24.85 million people · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest bean yields · 1.31 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the lowest unemployment · 2.98 % · 2026-10-28
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest groundnut yields · 1.69 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 43.5 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the largest total fisheries production · 617.97 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 2,788.62 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor · 5.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 65 % · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the largest urban population · 20.66 million people · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) · 6.05 % · 2026-10-29
- #43 of 50 · Countries producing the most fish and seafood · 482 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions · 39.13 million subscriptions · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the most people in cities of over 1 million · 6,824.61 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries using the most pesticides · 9.69 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.12 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the most cropland · 7,417.5 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 19.26 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change · 13.53 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · 0.14 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened fish species · 87 species · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 25.92 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring · 763.02 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-29
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 2.68 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 3.34 · 2026-10-28
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the largest labor force · 13.25 million people · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries by portfolio Investment, net · 0.98 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #47 of 50 · Countries by secondary income, other sectors, payments · 2,479.14 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 3.4 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 23 · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Most populous countries · 35.06 million · 2026-10-28
- #48 of 50 · Countries whose largest city has the most people · 4,036.23 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 5 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 17.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 12 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries by personal remittances, paid · 1,307.83 current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #49 of 50 · Countries importing the most palm oil · 132 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened plant species · 128 · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person · 4.03 annual % · 2026-10-29
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · 28.2 µg/m³ · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest population density · 296.87 people per km² · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 9.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 5.8 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the most imported deforestation · 4,733.92 hectares · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened bird species · 25 · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Ghana's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Ghana
What is Ghana's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#6 in Countries with the highest cassava yields, with 25.87 tonnes per hectare (Cassava yields) as of 2026-10-31.
How many rankings include Ghana?
124 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Ghana in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 9 rankings, including #6 in Countries with the highest cassava yields, #6 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children and #6 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.