Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Mexico 8.2 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 17 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 4,751 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 3.8 times as many people as Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 2.3 times as densely populated as Mexico.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Ghana and Mexico are practically level.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ghana are 1.0 cm taller than in Mexico.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 8 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.5 more children on average than in Mexico.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and Mexico are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 16 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 3 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Mexico (Gini 0.9 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Ghana and Mexico are practically level.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mexico spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 11 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 9.6 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 9.7 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 2.42 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 180 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ghana put in 27 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 2.2 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 25 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 47 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 34% of Mexico.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 5.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 54% more fine dust than in Mexico.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Ghana.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.2 times as deadly as in Mexico.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 6.5 °C warmer than Mexico.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 42% more rain than Mexico.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Ghana fits inside Mexico 8.2 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Mexico?
Mexico has 3.8 times as many people as Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Mexico?
People in Mexico live 9.6 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Ghana or Mexico?
Ghana and Mexico are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
