Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Egypt 4.2 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 4.5 times as long as Ghana’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 1,744 m above Ghana’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 3.4 times as many people as Ghana.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 30% more densely populated than Egypt.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 4.3 cm taller than in Ghana.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 2.0 cm taller than in Ghana.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Egypt is 3.1 years older than in Ghana.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 0.6 more children on average than in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Ghana are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Ghana’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 2.3 times as much per person as Ghana.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Egypt (Gini 15 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Egypt and Ghana are practically level.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 2 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Egypt live 6.1 years longer than in Ghana.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 32% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Egypt has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ghana rate their lives 0.69 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 25 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt has 59% more meat per person than Ghana.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 31 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 713 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 3 years longer than in Ghana.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 3.7 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 5.4 times as long as Ghana’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 46% more fine dust than in Ghana.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 40% more likely to be murdered in Ghana than in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.8 times as deadly as in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 4.4 °C warmer than Egypt.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 92 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Ghana?
Egypt is larger. Ghana fits inside Egypt 4.2 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Ghana?
Egypt has 3.4 times as many people as Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Ghana?
People in Egypt live 6.1 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Egypt or Ghana?
Men in Egypt are 4.3 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
