Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast is 35% bigger than Ghana.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ghana’s coastline is 5% longer than Ivory Coast’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ivory Coast’s highest peak towers 867 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 7% more people than Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 50% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ghana are 2.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ghana and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ghana is 2.8 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 0.9 more children on average than in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.8% of people in Ghana are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ghana’s economy is 14% larger than Ivory Coast’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ghana produces 5% more per person than Ivory Coast.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Ivory Coast (Gini 8.2 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.0% in Ghana, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ivory Coast and Ghana are practically level.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Ivory Coast’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 25% more on health per person than Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ghana live 3.6 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Ghana.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ghana has 60% more doctors per person than Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
14% of adults in Ghana are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
7.3% of adults in Ivory Coast smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 61% more alcohol than in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ghana has 45% more meat per person than Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 187 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 447 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ghana went to school 2.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
72% of people in Ghana are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
92% of people in Ghana have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ghana’s railway network is 48% longer than Ivory Coast’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ivory Coast fly 74% more passengers per resident than those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ghana emits 31% more CO₂ than someone in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 40% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 26% deadlier than in Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 1.1 °C warmer than Ivory Coast.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 10% more rain than Ghana.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast is larger. Ivory Coast is 35% bigger than Ghana.
Which has more people, Ghana or Ivory Coast?
Ghana has 7% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Ivory Coast?
People in Ghana live 3.6 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Ghana or Ivory Coast?
Men in Ghana are 2.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
