Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Colombia 4.8 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 6 times as long as Ghana’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 4,845 m above Ghana’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 52% more people than Ghana.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 3.2 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 1.5 cm taller than in Ghana.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ghana are 0.9 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 11 years older than in Ghana.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.7 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Ghana are practically level.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 4 times the size of Ghana’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 2.6 times as much per person as Ghana.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Ghana (Gini 10.9 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana and Colombia are nearly identical here.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 9.2 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 12 years longer than in Ghana.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 9.5 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
8.0% of adults in Colombia smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 1.49 points higher than in Ghana.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 88% more alcohol than in Ghana.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia and Ghana are practically level.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 815 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Colombia went to school 1.9 years longer than in Ghana.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia welcomed 3.2 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Colombia’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Ghana’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 63 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 35% of Ghana.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Colombia emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 87% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Ghana.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 60% deadlier than in Colombia.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 3.5 °C warmer than Colombia.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 2.8 times as much rain as Ghana.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Ghana?
Colombia is larger. Ghana fits inside Colombia 4.8 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Ghana?
Colombia has 52% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Ghana?
People in Colombia live 12 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Colombia or Ghana?
Men in Colombia are 1.5 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
