Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland is 32% bigger than Ghana.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ghana’s coastline is 23% longer than Poland’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Poland’s highest peak towers 1,614 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Poland has 4% more people than Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 30% more densely populated than Poland.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 10.4 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 6.9 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 20 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 2.2 more children on average than in Poland.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and Poland are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 9.1 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 6.3 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Poland (Gini 15 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Ghana and Poland are practically level.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 29 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 13 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 7.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 15 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 2.21 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 4.4 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 4.8 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 605 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Poland put in 151 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 6.1 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 20 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 31% of Poland.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 81% more fine dust than in Poland.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Poland.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 4 times as deadly as in Poland.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 18.2 °C warmer than Poland.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 47% more rain than Poland.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Poland?
Poland is larger. Poland is 32% bigger than Ghana.
Which has more people, Ghana or Poland?
Poland has 4% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Poland?
People in Poland live 13 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Ghana or Poland?
Men in Poland are 10.4 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
