Ethiopia vs Ghana

Ghana scores 39.6 in the NationsTree Index (130th in the world) and Ethiopia scores 33.6 (151st), a gap of 6.0 points. Their trees are 12 m and 9.8 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Ethiopia has 3.9 times the population of Ghana. Ethiopia is 4.7 times larger than Ghana by land area. The economy of Ethiopia is 63% larger than that of Ghana (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Ethiopia 135.5 million and Ghana 35.1 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $8,610 in Ghana and $3,622 in Ethiopia (2025, international dollars). People in Ethiopia live on average 1.9 years longer (67.6 vs 65.7 years).

Of 31 indicators reported by both countries, Ethiopia ranks higher in the world on 10 and Ghana on 21. Ethiopia is clearly stronger in tourism, military and science & innovation. Ghana is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, natural resources and infrastructure & digital.

As a nation, Ethiopia is the older of the two (statehood since 100, 1,926 years), compared with Ghana (since 1957). Over the last five years Ethiopia improved faster (direction score 83 vs 56 out of 100).