Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Canada 66 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 375 times as long as Ghana’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 5,074 m above Ghana’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 19% more people than Ghana.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 33 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 8.4 cm taller than in Ghana.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 5.9 cm taller than in Ghana.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 19 years older than in Ghana.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 2.1 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Ghana 1.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 20 times the size of Ghana’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 7.8 times as much per person as Ghana.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Canada (Gini 12 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Ghana’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 91 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 16 years longer than in Ghana.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 5.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 11 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.19 points higher than in Ghana.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 3.6 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 465 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Canada put in 75 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 6.8 years longer than in Ghana.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 51 times as long as Ghana’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 169 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 35% of Ghana.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 22 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 4 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8% more likely to be murdered in Canada than in Ghana.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 5.5 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 30.9 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 64% more rain than Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Ghana?
Canada is larger. Ghana fits inside Canada 66 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Ghana?
Canada has 19% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Ghana?
People in Canada live 16 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Canada or Ghana?
Men in Canada are 8.4 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
