Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana and Romania are nearly identical here.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ghana’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Romania’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Romania’s highest peak towers 1,659 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 84% more people than Romania.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 86% more densely populated than Romania.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 7.5 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 5.9 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 22 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 2.0 more children on average than in Romania.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and Romania are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 5.9 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Romania (Gini 13.7 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 15 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 11 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 14 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 2.07 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 6.6 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 4.2 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 524 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 170 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 4.4 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 11 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 30% of Romania.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 5.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Romania.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 63% more likely to be murdered in Ghana than in Romania.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.7 times as deadly as in Romania.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 17.0 °C warmer than Romania.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 47% more rain than Romania.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Romania?
Ghana is larger. Ghana and Romania are nearly identical here.
Which has more people, Ghana or Romania?
Ghana has 84% more people than Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Romania?
People in Romania live 11 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Ghana or Romania?
Men in Romania are 7.5 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
