Attribute |
Ghana × | Rwanda × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 238,533 | 26,338 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 227,533 | 24,668 |
Water area (km²) | 11,000 | 1,670 |
Land boundaries (km) | 2,420 | 930 |
Border countries | - Burkina Faso
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Togo
| - Burundi
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Tanzania
- Uganda
|
Coastline (km) | 539 | 0 |
Mean elevation (m) | 190 | 1,598 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 950 |
Highest point (m) | 885 | 4,519 |
People | | |
Population | 29,340,248 | 12,712,431 |
Official languages | | - English
- French
- Kinyarwanda
- Swahili/Kiswahili
|
Religion | Christian | Protestant |
Government | | |
Long country name | Republic of Ghana | Republic of Rwanda |
Short country name | Ghana | Rwanda |
Long local name | - | Republika y'u Rwanda |
Short local name | - | Rwanda |
Former name | | - German East Africa
- Ruanda
|
Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
Capital | Accra | Kigali |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 134,000,000,000 | 24,680,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 47,020,000,000 | 9,136,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 8.4 | 6.1 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 4,700 | 2,100 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 9 | 12.5 |
Labor force | 12,490,000 | 6,227,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 11.9 | 2.7 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 24.2 | 39.1 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 9,544,000,000 | 1,943,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 12,360,000,000 | 2,337,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.41 | 1.23 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 20.3 | 21.3 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -6 | -4.3 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 71.8 | 40.5 |
Inflation rate (%) | 12.4 | 4.8 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 20 | 7.75 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 30.35 | 17.17 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 7,018,000,000 | 963,900,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 7,018,000,000 | 963,900,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 14,250,000,000 | 1,861,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 13,410,000,000 | - |
Current account balance (USD) | -2,131,000,000 | -622,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 13,840,000,000 | 1,050,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 12,650,000,000 | 1,922,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 7,555,000,000 | 997,600,000 |
External debt (USD) | 22,140,000,000 | 3,258,000,000 |
National currency | cedis | Rwandan francs |
National currency (code) | GHC | RWF |
National currency (symbol) | - | ر.س |
National currency rate to USD | 4.385 | 839.1 |