Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines is 26% bigger than Ghana.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 67 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 2,069 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 3.3 times as many people as Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 2.5 times as densely populated as Ghana.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ghana are 5.1 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ghana are 4.7 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Philippines is 4.4 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.4 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.7% of people in the Philippines are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Ghana 1.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 4.3 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 46% more per person than Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in the Philippines (Gini 4.2 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.0% in Ghana, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the Philippines’.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Philippines live 4.3 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 27% more likely to die before turning one than in the Philippines.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Philippines has 3 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
14% of adults in Ghana are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 1.65 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 94% more meat per person than Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 142 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 440 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 2.9 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ghana welcomed 19% more tourists per resident than the Philippines (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
72% of people in Ghana are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
95% of people in the Philippines have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ghana’s railway network is 86% longer than the Philippines’.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 28 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Philippines emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 22% more fine dust than in the Philippines.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Ghana.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.7 times as deadly as in the Philippines.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 1.6 °C warmer than the Philippines.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 2.7 times as much rain as Ghana.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. The Philippines is 26% bigger than Ghana.
Which has more people, Ghana or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 3.3 times as many people as Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or the Philippines?
People in the Philippines live 4.3 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Ghana or the Philippines?
Men in Ghana are 5.1 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
