Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside India 14 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 13 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 7,701 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 42 times as many people as Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 3.2 times as densely populated as Ghana.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ghana are 3.8 cm taller than in India.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ghana are 3.7 cm taller than in India.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 7.1 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.4 more children on average than in India.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Ghana 1.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 35 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 36% more per person than Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in India (Gini 18 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · India: 25.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× India’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
India spends 21% more on health per person than Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 6.5 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 18% more likely to die before turning one than in India.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
14% of adults in Ghana are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Ghana and India are practically level.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ghana has 2.1 times as much meat per person as India.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 456 kcal more food per person per day than India.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 727 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ghana went to school 0.23 years longer than in India.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ghana welcomed 4.1 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · India: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
72% of people in Ghana are online, versus 70% in India.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 36% in India.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 72 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 9.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 25% of India.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 57% more fine dust than in Ghana.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 54% more likely to be murdered in India than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 77% deadlier than in India.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 3.5 °C warmer than India.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 13% more rain than Ghana.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than India?
India is larger. Ghana fits inside India 14 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or India?
India has 42 times as many people as Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or India?
People in India live 6.5 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Ghana or India?
Men in Ghana are 3.8 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
