Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Indonesia 8 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 102 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 3,999 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 8.1 times as many people as Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 2% more densely populated than Indonesia.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ghana are 4.0 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ghana are 4.5 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 8.9 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.2 more children on average than in Indonesia.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and Indonesia are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 13 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 2.1 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Indonesia (Gini 9.1 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Indonesia and Ghana are practically level.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia and Ghana are practically level.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Indonesia’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Indonesia spends 88% more on health per person than Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Indonesia live 5.6 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 81% more likely to die before turning one than in Indonesia.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Indonesia has 2 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
14% of adults in Ghana are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 1.06 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 26 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Indonesia has 15% more meat per person than Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 225 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 303 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 1.6 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 74% more tourists per resident than Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Indonesia and Ghana are practically level.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 5.8 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 27 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 35% of Ghana.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 52% more fine dust than in Indonesia.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Indonesia.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.3 times as deadly as in Indonesia.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 2.3 °C warmer than Indonesia.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 3.1 times as much rain as Ghana.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Ghana fits inside Indonesia 8 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 8.1 times as many people as Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Indonesia?
People in Indonesia live 5.6 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Ghana or Indonesia?
Men in Ghana are 4.0 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
