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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Ghana are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)

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 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 0.4%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Ghana’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 72% in Ghana.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)

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)

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 5.8 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)

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)