Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Australia 32 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 48 times as long as Ghana’s
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Australia’s highest peak towers 1,343 m above Ghana’s
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Ghana, versus 47% of Australia
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Ghana: 55.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 27% more people than Australia
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 43 times as densely populated as Australia
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 8.5 cm taller than in Ghana
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 5.8 cm taller than in Ghana
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 17 years older than in Ghana
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.9 more children on average than in Australia
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Australia hosts 2 times as many refugees per resident as Ghana
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3
Australia: 3.6 (2026) · Ghana: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Australia and Ghana are practically level
Australia: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 16 times the size of Ghana’s
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 8.4 times as much per person as Ghana
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Australia (Gini 9.7 points higher)
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Ghana: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 3.0% in Ghana
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.5%
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Ghana: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Ghana’s 12%
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Ghana: 12.4% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Ghana’s
Australia: 91% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 99 times as much on health per person as Ghana
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 17 years longer than in Ghana
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 8.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 15 times as many doctors per person as Ghana
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Australia has 5.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Ghana
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ghana is 37% higher than in Australia
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 14% in Ghana
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Australia smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 2.36 points higher than in Ghana
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in Ghana
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 6.7 times as much meat per person as Ghana
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 437 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ghana put in 44 more hours a year than in Australia
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 5.8 years longer than in Ghana
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Australia has 19 more World Heritage sites than Ghana (21 against 2)
Australia: 21 (2026) · Ghana: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Ghana 5
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Ghana: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 72% in Ghana
Australia: 96% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 2.8 times as fast as in Ghana
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana
Australia: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana
Australia: 88% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113
Australia: 113 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 34 times as long as Ghana’s
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 199 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Ghana, but only 17% of Australia
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Ghana: 30.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 24 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 5.2 times as much fine dust as in Australia
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Australia
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 7.3 times as deadly as in Australia
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 5.5 °C warmer than Australia
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 2.5 times as much rain as Australia
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Ghana?
Australia is larger. Ghana fits inside Australia 32 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Ghana?
Ghana has 27% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Ghana?
People in Australia live 17 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Australia or Ghana?
Men in Australia are 8.5 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
