| Attribute |
Ghana × | 
Gabon × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 238,533 | 267,667 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 227,533 | 257,667 |
| Water area (km²) | 11,000 | 10,000 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 2,420 | 3,261 |
| Border countries | - Burkina Faso
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Togo
| - Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
- Republic of the Congo
|
| Coastline (km) | 539 | 885 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 190 | 377 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 885 | 1,575 |
| People | | |
| Population | 29,340,248 | 2,230,908 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Christian | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Ghana | Gabonese Republic |
| Short country name | Ghana | Gabon |
| Long local name | - | Republique Gabonaise |
| Short local name | - | Gabon |
| Former name | | - |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Accra | Libreville |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 134,000,000,000 | 36,660,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 47,020,000,000 | 14,930,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 4,700 | 18,100 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 9 | 25.6 |
| Labor force | 12,490,000 | 557,800 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 11.9 | 28 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 24.2 | 34.3 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 9,544,000,000 | 2,634,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 12,360,000,000 | 2,914,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.41 | 1.53 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 20.3 | 17.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -6 | -1.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 71.8 | 62.7 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 12.4 | 2.7 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 20 | 3 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 30.35 | 15 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 7,018,000,000 | 2,357,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 7,018,000,000 | 2,357,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 14,250,000,000 | 2,910,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 13,410,000,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | -2,131,000,000 | -725,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 13,840,000,000 | 5,564,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 12,650,000,000 | 2,829,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 7,555,000,000 | 981,600,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 22,140,000,000 | 6,490,000,000 |
| National currency | cedis | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs |
| National currency (code) | GHC | XAF |
| National currency (symbol) | - | FCFA |
| National currency rate to USD | 4.385 | 605.3 |