Ghana vs Nigeria: Prosperity gap

Ghana

11.28

in 2016

Nigeria

9.76

in 2022

Ghana rank

8th

Nigeria rank

11th

Prosperity gap over time

Ghana currently reports 11.28 against 9.76 in Nigeria, a difference of 1.52.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Ghana ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Prosperity gap
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.