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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
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
2.5M metro
View of Accra, Ghana

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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

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

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.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety47/100
Low crime48/100
Personal safety49/100
Night safety41/100
Road safety51/100

Accra scores below average for safety in our index (47/100); research neighborhoods and take standard precautions.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life52/100
Healthcare52/100
Education60/100
Green space40/100
Cleanliness50/100
Infrastructure56/100
Mobility55/100

Accra has a modest quality-of-life estimate (52/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness52/100
Education60/100
Green space40/100
Overall safety47/100

Accra scores modest for family living (52/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability63/100
Walkability77/100
Cycling54/100
Infrastructure56/100

Accra is moderate for remote workers (63/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability55/100
Healthcare52/100
Cleanliness50/100
Outdoor lifestyle20/100

Accra is moderate for retirement (55/100), appealing for affordability.

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.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Accra. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Accra

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Accra will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Accra air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Accra modules

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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

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Accra

Cost of living estimates for Accra — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Accra

Climate profile for Accra — Tropical climate, annual average 26.8°C, comfort score 58/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Accra

Economy and jobs profile for Accra — mixed economy, economy score 53/100, key industries including government, mining, agriculture. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Accra

Education profile for Accra — regional education center, education score 58/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Accra

Healthcare and retirement profile for Accra — developing healthcare market, healthcare score 53/100, retirement score 58/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Accra

Estimate a monthly budget for Accra using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Accra

Plan a trip budget for Accra using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Accra

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Accra. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Lagos, Nigeria

Cross-border · about 409 km from Accra. Explore Lagos's city intelligence profile.

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 2026-05-16. 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.