1.3 Ghana’s Cybersecurity Landscape
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Million
DIGITAL
STATISTICS
IN GHANA
31.4
Total
Population
(Urbanisation 57.7%)
Figure 2: Statistics of Ghana’s Internet Users
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National Cybersecurity Policy & Strategy
41.69
Mobile
Connections
(Vs.Population 132.8%)
15.7
Internet Users
(Vs. Population
50.0%)
8.2
Active Social Media
Users (Vs. Population
26.1%)