How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 47 times as long as Ghana’s.

Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Norway’s highest peak towers 1,584 m above Ghana’s.

Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ghana has 6.2 times as many people as Norway.

Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ghana is 10 times as densely populated as Norway.

Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 19 years older than in Ghana.

Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ghana have 1.9 more children on average than in Norway.

Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.

Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Ghana 1.

Ghana: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Ghana’s.

Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 12 times as much per person as Ghana.

Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Norway (Gini 17 points higher).

Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 3.0% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.

Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Ghana’s.

Ghana: 38% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 118 times as much on health per person as Ghana.

Ghana: $70 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ghana is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 19 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.

Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.

Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Norway smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 2.69 points higher than in Ghana.

Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.

Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Ghana.

Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 351 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.

Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ghana put in 244 more hours a year than in Norway.

Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 6 years longer than in Ghana.

Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).

Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 72% in Ghana.

Ghana: 72% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.

Ghana: 59% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Ghana: 114 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 4.1 times as long as Ghana’s.

Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 34% of Norway.

Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.

Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.

Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ghana carries 4.2 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Norway.

Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ghana are 17 times as deadly as in Norway.

Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ghana is on average 26.3 °C warmer than Norway.

Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Norway gets 13% more rain than Ghana.

Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)