Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland is 42% bigger than Ghana.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Finland’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Ghana’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Finland’s highest peak towers 443 m above Ghana’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 6.2 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 8.3 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 10.3 cm taller than in Ghana.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 7.6 cm taller than in Ghana.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 22 years older than in Ghana.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 2.1 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Ghana 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Ghana’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 7.7 times as much per person as Ghana.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Finland (Gini 16.1 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Ghana’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 79 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 17 years longer than in Ghana.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 14 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 3.21 points higher than in Ghana.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 3.6 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 4 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 221 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ghana put in 159 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 5.9 years longer than in Ghana.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 29 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 6.2 times as long as Ghana’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 152 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 35% of Ghana.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 8.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 5.2 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 86% more likely to be murdered in Ghana than in Finland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 6.2 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 24.4 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 48% more rain than Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Ghana?
Finland is larger. Finland is 42% bigger than Ghana.
Which has more people, Finland or Ghana?
Ghana has 6.2 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Ghana?
People in Finland live 17 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Finland or Ghana?
Men in Finland are 10.3 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
