Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana is 62% bigger than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 8% longer than Ghana’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bangladesh’s highest peak towers 175 m above Ghana’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 5 times as many people as Ghana.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 8.8 times as densely populated as Ghana.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ghana are 5.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ghana are 6.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bangladesh is 4.4 years older than in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.2 more children on average than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Ghana are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 4 times the size of Ghana’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Bangladesh produces 18% more per person than Ghana.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Bangladesh (Gini 12.6 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ghana spends 31% more on health per person than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 9.2 years longer than in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 13% more likely to die before turning one than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Bangladesh has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
14% of adults in Ghana are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ghana rate their lives 0.24 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 890 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ghana has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 537 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 728 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ghana went to school 0.32 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ghana welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
72% of people in Ghana are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 3 times as long as Ghana’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bangladesh fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bangladesh emits 2% more CO₂ than someone in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28% more likely to be murdered in Bangladesh than in Ghana.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 39% deadlier than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 2.2 °C warmer than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 87% more rain than Ghana.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Ghana?
Ghana is larger. Ghana is 62% bigger than Bangladesh.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Ghana?
Bangladesh has 5 times as many people as Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Ghana?
People in Bangladesh live 9.2 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Ghana?
Men in Ghana are 5.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
