What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Ghana and Liberia?

23.43 per 1,000 population at risk, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Liberia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Liberia: Incidence of malaria

Ghana

195.77 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Liberia

172.34 per 1,000 population at risk

in 2024

Ghana rank

25th

Liberia rank

27th

Incidence of malaria over time

Ghana
Liberia

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 195.77 per 1,000 population at risk against 172.34 per 1,000 population at risk in Liberia, a difference of 23.43 per 1,000 population at risk.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 27th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	353.57 per 1,000 population at risk	391.41 per 1,000 population at risk	37.84 per 1,000 population at risk	Liberia
2010s	294.21 per 1,000 population at risk	309.14 per 1,000 population at risk	14.93 per 1,000 population at risk	Liberia
2020s	206.72 per 1,000 population at risk	205.29 per 1,000 population at risk	1.43 per 1,000 population at risk	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of malaria, Ghana or Liberia?: Ghana, at 195.77 per 1,000 population at risk against 172.34 per 1,000 population at risk in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of malaria between Ghana and Liberia?: 23.43 per 1,000 population at risk, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Liberia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Liberia rank globally for incidence of malaria?: Ghana ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 27th of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
Unit: per 1,000 population at risk
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 141 places, 3,452 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Incidence of malaria is the number of new cases of malaria in a year per 1,000 population at risk.