Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Peru 5.4 times
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 4.5 times as long as Ghana’s
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 5,861 m above Ghana’s
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Ghana, versus 19% of Peru
Ghana: 55.4% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 1% more people than Peru
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 5.7 times as densely populated as Peru
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ghana are 3.6 cm taller than in Peru
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ghana are 4.5 cm taller than in Peru
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 8.5 years older than in Ghana
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.4 more children on average than in Peru
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ghana hosts 3.1 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3
Ghana: 0.3 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Ghana 1
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Ghana’s
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 2.2 times as much per person as Ghana
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Peru (Gini 3.4 points higher)
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ghana: no data · Peru: 5.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 3.0% in Ghana
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Peru and Ghana are practically level
Ghana: 0.5% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Ghana’s 12%
Ghana: 12.4% (2023) · Peru: 15.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ghana’s
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 6.3 times as much on health per person as Ghana
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 12 years longer than in Ghana
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Peru
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 6.3 times as many doctors per person as Ghana
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Peru has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Ghana
Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ghana is 5.9 times that in Peru
Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 14% in Ghana
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Peru smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 1.42 points higher than in Ghana
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 85% more alcohol than in Ghana
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Ghana
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 314 kcal more food per person per day than Peru
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 487 more hours a year than in Ghana
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 3 years longer than in Ghana
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Peru welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019)
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 11 more World Heritage sites than Ghana (13 against 2)
Ghana: 2 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ghana and Peru are practically level
Ghana: 5 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 72% in Ghana
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 3.2 times as fast as in Ghana
Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
97% of people in Peru have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Peru’s railway network is 2 times as long as Ghana’s
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 41 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 31% of Ghana
Ghana: 30.9% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 2% more fine dust than in Peru
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.7 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Ghana
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 3.3 times as deadly as in Peru
Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 8.7 °C warmer than Peru
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 94% more rain than Ghana
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Ghana fits inside Peru 5.4 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Peru?
Ghana has 1% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Peru?
People in Peru live 12 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Ghana or Peru?
Men in Ghana are 3.6 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
