How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 14 times as long as Ghana’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ghana’s highest peak towers 714 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ghana has 5.8 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ghana is 3% more densely populated than Denmark.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 20 years older than in Ghana.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ghana have 1.9 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Ghana are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 4 times the size of Ghana’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 9.7 times as much per person as Ghana.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Denmark (Gini 13.6 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.0% in Ghana.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 96 times as much on health per person as Ghana.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Ghana: $70 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ghana is 7.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 17 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 2.98 points higher than in Ghana.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 5.8 times as much meat per person as Ghana.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 609 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ghana put in 276 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 5.9 years longer than in Ghana.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 87 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 72% in Ghana.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Denmark’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Ghana’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 7.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ghana carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Denmark.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ghana are 11 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ghana is on average 18.4 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ghana gets 32% more rain than Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)