Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Argentina 12 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 9.3 times as long as Ghana’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 6,077 m above Ghana’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 31% more people than Ghana.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 9.2 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 4.4 cm taller than in Ghana.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 2.4 cm taller than in Ghana.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 11 years older than in Ghana.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.8 more children on average than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Ghana 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 6 times the size of Ghana’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 3.8 times as much per person as Ghana.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Argentina (Gini 1.1 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Argentina and Ghana are practically level.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ghana’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 21 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 12 years longer than in Ghana.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 19 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 1.88 points higher than in Ghana.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 6.6 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 235 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ghana put in 44 more hours a year than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 4.1 years longer than in Ghana.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 5.2 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 19 times as long as Ghana’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 37 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 94% more fine dust than in Argentina.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Ghana.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.9 times as deadly as in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 12.8 °C warmer than Argentina.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 67% more rain than Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Ghana?
Argentina is larger. Ghana fits inside Argentina 12 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Ghana?
Argentina has 31% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Ghana?
People in Argentina live 12 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Argentina or Ghana?
Men in Argentina are 4.4 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
