| Attribute |
Ghana × | 
Cote d'Ivoire × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 238,533 | 322,463 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 227,533 | 318,003 |
| Water area (km²) | 11,000 | 4,460 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 2,420 | 3,458 |
| Border countries | - Burkina Faso
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Togo
| - Burkina Faso
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Liberia
- Mali
|
| Coastline (km) | 539 | 515 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 190 | 250 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 885 | 1,752 |
| People | | |
| Population | 29,340,248 | 27,481,086 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Christian | Muslim |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Ghana | Republic of Cote d'Ivoire |
| Short country name | Ghana | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Long local name | - | Republique de Cote d'Ivoire |
| Short local name | - | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Former name | | |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Accra | Yamoussoukro |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 134,000,000,000 | 97,160,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 47,020,000,000 | 40,470,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 4,700 | 3,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 9 | 15.9 |
| Labor force | 12,490,000 | 8,747,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 11.9 | 9.4 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 24.2 | 46.3 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 9,544,000,000 | 7,749,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 12,360,000,000 | 9,464,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.41 | 1.36 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 20.3 | 19.1 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -6 | -4.2 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 71.8 | 47 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 12.4 | 0.8 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 20 | 4.25 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 30.35 | 5.4 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 7,018,000,000 | 11,630,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 7,018,000,000 | 11,630,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 14,250,000,000 | 14,560,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 13,410,000,000 | 12,490,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -2,131,000,000 | -1,860,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 13,840,000,000 | 11,740,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 12,650,000,000 | 9,447,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 7,555,000,000 | 6,257,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 22,140,000,000 | 13,070,000,000 |
| National currency | cedis | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs |
| National currency (code) | GHC | XOF |
| National currency rate to USD | 4.385 | 594.3 |