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Accra City Intelligence

Accra anchors Ghana's services, finance, and culture along the Atlantic coast with growing fintech activity and active coastal climate-adaptation work. Accra is a africa city of about 2.5M metro in Ghana. On the composite city-intelligence score, Accra sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (64/100).

Last updated
2026-05-10
Data year
2025
Population
2.5M metro

Overall score

Read Accra as a coastal services hub where regional dynamism and affordability balance flood and air-quality pressures.

Overall64/100
Affordability80/100
Air quality56/100
Energy60/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

64/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Services depth

Growing

Finance, fintech, and creative ecosystems shape opportunity.

Climate exposure

Coastal flood

Coastal flooding shapes adaptation priorities.

Accra data table

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Accra city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score64/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living80/100Accra is comparatively affordable for housing and services, with central premium districts the exception.
Air Quality56/100Accra carries elevated air-quality pressure with traffic and seasonal dust the main drivers.
Energy60/100Accra benefits from active grid expansion and Ghana's growing renewable build-out, with reliability the central operational lever.
Safety76/100Accra scores moderately on safety, with stable institutional response and steady public-safety perception.
Internet Speed66/100Accra offers reliable mobile networks and growing fiber coverage supporting digital services.
Climate Risk56/100Accra carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal flooding, drainage pressure, and rising heat.
Resilience56/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Emergency and public safety in Accra

Local public safety guidance for Accra, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Accra, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Ghana emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Accra

Healthcare context for Accra, with national-level information from Ghana where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Accra, see the Ghana healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Accra

Local mobility context for Accra, with national-level context from Ghana where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Accra, see the Ghana transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

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Cost of Living in Accra

Accra is comparatively affordable for housing and services, with central premium districts the exception.

Air Quality in Accra

Accra carries elevated air-quality pressure with traffic and seasonal dust the main drivers.

Energy in Accra

Accra benefits from active grid expansion and Ghana's growing renewable build-out, with reliability the central operational lever.

Safety in Accra

Accra scores moderately on safety, with stable institutional response and steady public-safety perception.

Internet Speed in Accra

Accra offers reliable mobile networks and growing fiber coverage supporting digital services.

Climate Risk in Accra

Accra carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal flooding, drainage pressure, and rising heat.

City rankings

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Interpretation

Read Accra as a coastal services hub where regional dynamism and affordability balance flood and air-quality pressures. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (80/100) and safety (76/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-10. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Ghana country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Accra appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.