Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Ghana 2.8 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 2,913 m above Ghana’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Ghana, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Ghana: 55.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 3.8 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 38% more densely populated than Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 8.2 cm taller than in Ghana
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 8.1 cm taller than in Ghana
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 22 years older than in Ghana
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 2.0 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 52 times as many refugees per resident as Ghana
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Ghana: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Ghana are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Ghana’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 8.9 times as much per person as Ghana
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Austria (Gini 12.3 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Ghana: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 3.0% in Ghana
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Austria spends 1.1% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.5%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Ghana: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Ghana’s 12%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Ghana: 12.4% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Ghana’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 96 times as much on health per person as Ghana
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 16 years longer than in Ghana
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 9.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 21 times as many doctors per person as Ghana
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 9.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Ghana
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ghana is 35% higher than in Austria
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 14% in Ghana
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 2.29 points higher than in Ghana
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 4.5 times as much alcohol as in Ghana
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 4.2 times as much meat per person as Ghana
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 631 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ghana put in 217 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 5.3 years longer than in Ghana
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 105 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 10 more World Heritage sites than Ghana (12 against 2)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Ghana: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Ghana 5
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Ghana: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 72% in Ghana
Austria: 92% (2025) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 89% faster than in Ghana
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana
Austria: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana
Austria: 70% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114
Austria: 124 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 5.2 times as long as Ghana’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 398 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana
Austria: 5 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 31% of Ghana
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Ghana: 30.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 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 Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 8.4 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 20.1 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 13% more rain than Ghana
Austria: 1,268 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 Austria bigger than Ghana?
Ghana is larger. Austria fits inside Ghana 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Ghana?
Ghana has 3.8 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Ghana?
People in Austria live 16 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Austria or Ghana?
Men in Austria are 8.2 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).