Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Ghana 5.6 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 55% of Ghana
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Ghana: 55.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 11.6 cm taller than in Ghana
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 10.6 cm taller than in Ghana
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 26 times as many refugees per resident as Ghana
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Ghana: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Denmark and Ghana are practically level
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Ghana: no data
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 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.5%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Ghana: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Ghana’s 12%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Ghana: 12.4% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Ghana’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Denmark live 17 years longer than in Ghana
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Denmark has 3.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Ghana
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ghana is 2 times that in Denmark
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 11 more World Heritage sites than Ghana (13 against 2)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Ghana: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Ghana 5
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Ghana: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 72% in Ghana
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 3.4 times as fast as in Ghana
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Ghana, but only 16% of Denmark
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Ghana: 30.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 13 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than Ghana?
Ghana is larger. Denmark fits inside Ghana 5.6 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Ghana?
Ghana has 5.8 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Ghana?
People in Denmark live 17 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Denmark or Ghana?
Men in Denmark are 11.6 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
