Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Ghana 11 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ghana’s coastline is 2 times as long as Israel’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Israel’s highest peak towers 1,351 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 3.5 times as many people as Israel.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 3 times as densely populated as Ghana.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 5.7 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 3.4 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 8.2 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 0.5 more children on average than in Israel.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Ghana 1.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 5.3 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 6.9 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Israel (Gini 5.2 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 56 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 18 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 14 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 2.63 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 62% more alcohol than in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 6.3 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 629 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Israel put in 235 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 6.4 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 3.5 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Israel’s railway network is 82% longer than Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 58 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 9.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 38% more fine dust than in Israel.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13% more likely to be murdered in Ghana than in Israel.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 6.2 times as deadly as in Israel.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 6.8 °C warmer than Israel.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 5.5 times as much rain as Israel.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Israel?
Ghana is larger. Israel fits inside Ghana 11 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Israel?
Ghana has 3.5 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Israel?
People in Israel live 18 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Ghana or Israel?
Men in Israel are 5.7 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
