press rank #39 · ~$850/mo

Can you live unwatched in Ghana?

Ranked #39 for press freedom; civil liberties broadly intact. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance4/5
Facial recognition4/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law3/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy4/5
Free expression4/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay3/5
Off-grid living4/5
6 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #39 ~$850/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required

The Public Health Act of 2012 lets the Minister make a vaccination compulsory by executive instrument, district by district. Without one, the childhood schedule is free and voluntary.

If you skip them: Nothing, unless the Minister has issued an instrument for your district.

Exemptions: Medical, where an instrument applies.

Source: Ghana Public Health Act 2012, sections 22 to 24

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

ID required to buy a SIM card

4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

10 real places in Ghana

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Accra

~$900/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Kumasi

~$850/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Tamale

~$750/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Cape Coast

~$1,000/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Sunyani

~$750/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Ho

~$750/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Axim (Ghana)

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Kokrobite

~$950/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Busua

~$950/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Busua (Ghana)

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.