Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Germany is 50% bigger than Ghana.
Germany: 357,680 km² (2023) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Germany’s coastline is 4.4 times as long as Ghana’s.
Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Germany’s highest peak towers 2,078 m above Ghana’s.
Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 2.4 times as many people as Ghana.
Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 55% more densely populated than Ghana.
Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 10.0 cm taller than in Ghana.
Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 7.3 cm taller than in Ghana.
Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 24 years older than in Ghana.
Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 2.0 more children on average than in Germany.
Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Germany: 10.1 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Germany and Ghana are practically level.
Germany: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 44 times the size of Ghana’s.
Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 8.8 times as much per person as Ghana.
Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Germany (Gini 9.8 points higher).
Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.7% in Germany, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Germany spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Germany: 1.9% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Ghana’s.
Germany: 80% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 97 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 15 years longer than in Ghana.
Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 8.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.
Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 17 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Germany: 22% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 2.33 points higher than in Ghana.
Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Germany has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 410 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ghana put in 320 more hours a year than in Germany.
Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 7.2 years longer than in Ghana.
Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Germany welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Germany: 94% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Germany have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Germany: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Germany: 82% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Germany: 129 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 35 times as long as Ghana’s.
Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 76 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 33% of Germany.
Germany: 32.7% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.
Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Germany.
Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Germany.
Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 7.8 times as deadly as in Germany.
Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 17.7 °C warmer than Germany.
Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 28% more rain than Germany.
Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Germany bigger than Ghana?
Germany is larger. Germany is 50% bigger than Ghana.
Which has more people, Germany or Ghana?
Germany has 2.4 times as many people as Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Germany or Ghana?
People in Germany live 15 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Germany or Ghana?
Men in Germany are 10.0 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
