How much coast is there?

Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 6,125 m above Ghana’s.

Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ghana has 68% more people than Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ghana is 20 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Kazakhstan is 8.5 years older than in Ghana.

Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ghana have 0.4 more children on average than in Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none.

Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Ghana 1.

Ghana: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Kazakhstan’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Ghana’s.

Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Kazakhstan produces 5.1 times as much per person as Ghana.

Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Kazakhstan (Gini 14.3 points higher).

Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.0% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Kazakhstan and Ghana are practically level.

Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Kazakhstan’s.

Ghana: 38% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Kazakhstan spends 7 times as much on health per person as Ghana.

Ghana: $70 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ghana is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 14 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.

Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.

Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 2.08 points higher than in Ghana.

Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kazakhstan drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.

Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Kazakhstan has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Ghana.

Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Kazakhstan and Ghana are practically level.

Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 319 more hours a year than in Ghana.

Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 5.4 years longer than in Ghana.

Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Kazakhstan welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).

Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

How many people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 72% in Ghana.

Ghana: 72% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.

Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.

Ghana: 59% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.

Ghana: 114 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 17 times as long as Ghana’s.

Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 45 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.

Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 23 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.

Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ghana carries 76% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 39% more likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan than in Ghana.

Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ghana are 2.1 times as deadly as in Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ghana is on average 20.1 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ghana gets 3.4 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.

Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)