Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Norway 2.6 times
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Ghana, versus 2.7% of Norway
Ghana: 55.4% (2024) · Norway: 2.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 10.2 cm taller than in Ghana
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 7.6 cm taller than in Ghana
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Norway hosts 37 times as many refugees per resident as Ghana
Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Norway: 23.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Ghana 1
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Ghana: no data · Norway: 0.2% (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 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.5%
Ghana: 0.5% (2025) · Norway: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Norway’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Ghana’s 12%
Ghana: 12.4% (2023) · Norway: 24.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Ghana’s
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Norway live 17 years longer than in Ghana
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Norway has 4.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Ghana
Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015) · Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ghana is 48% higher than in Norway
Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 11.6 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Norway has 6 more World Heritage sites than Ghana (8 against 2)
Ghana: 2 (2026) · Norway: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Ghana 5
Ghana: 5 (2026 edition) · Norway: 616 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 72% in Ghana
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 2.5 times as fast as in Ghana
Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026) · Norway: 228 Mbps (2026)
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
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Norway, but only 31% of Ghana
Ghana: 30.9% (2024) · Norway: 33.2% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 19 times as deadly as in Norway
Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Norway?
Norway is larger. Ghana fits inside Norway 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Norway?
Ghana has 6.2 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Norway?
People in Norway live 17 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in Ghana or Norway?
Men in Norway are 10.2 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
