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Comparison of Ghana and Rwanda [S]ave

Attribute
Rwanda
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Ghana
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Geography
Area (km²)26,338238,533
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)24,668227,533
Water area (km²)1,67011,000
Land boundaries (km)9302,420
Border countries
  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Togo
Coastline (km)0539
Mean elevation (m)1,598190
Lowest point (m)9500
Highest point (m)4,519885
People
1Population12,712,43129,340,248
Official languages
  • English
  • French
  • Kinyarwanda
  • Swahili/Kiswahili
  • Asante
ReligionProtestantChristian
Government
Long country nameRepublic of RwandaRepublic of Ghana
Short country nameRwandaGhana
Long local nameRepublika y'u Rwanda-
Short local nameRwanda-
Former name
  • German East Africa
  • Ruanda
  • Gold Coast
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalKigaliAccra
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)24,680,000,000134,000,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)9,136,000,00047,020,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)6.18.4
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)2,1004,700
Gross national saving (% of GDP)12.59
Labor force6,227,00012,490,000
Unemployment rate (%)2.711.9
Population below poverty line (%)39.124.2
Budget revenues (USD)1,943,000,0009,544,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)2,337,000,00012,360,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.230.41
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)21.320.3
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-4.3-6
Public debt (% of GDP)40.571.8
Inflation rate (%)4.812.4
Central bank discount rate (%)7.7520
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)17.1730.35
Stock of narrow money (USD)963,900,0007,018,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)963,900,0007,018,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,861,000,00014,250,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)-13,410,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-622,000,000-2,131,000,000
Exports (USD)1,050,000,00013,840,000,000
Imports (USD)1,922,000,00012,650,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)997,600,0007,555,000,000
External debt (USD)3,258,000,00022,140,000,000
National currencyRwandan francscedis
National currency (code)RWFGHC
National currency (symbol)ر.س-
National currency rate to USD839.14.385



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