How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 4.9 times as long as Ghana’s.

Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 2,115 m above Ghana’s.

Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Saudi Arabia has 5% more people than Ghana.

Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ghana is 9 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 8.3 years older than in Ghana.

Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ghana have 1.0 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.8% of people in Ghana are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.

Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ghana and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Ghana: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 11 times the size of Ghana’s.

Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 8.6 times as much per person as Ghana.

Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Saudi Arabia and Ghana are practically level.

Ghana: 3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.

Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ghana’s.

Ghana: 38% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 26 times as much on health per person as Ghana.

Ghana: $70 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ghana is 5.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 13 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.

Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.

Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 2.26 points higher than in Ghana.

Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Saudi Arabia has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Ghana.

Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 535 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.

Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 469 more hours a year than in Ghana.

Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 4.5 years longer than in Ghana.

Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 31 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).

Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 72% in Ghana.

Ghana: 72% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.

Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.

Ghana: 59% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.

Ghana: 114 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Ghana’s.

Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 103 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.

Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 33 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.

Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 79% more fine dust than in Ghana.

Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ghana are 40% deadlier than in Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ghana is on average 1.1 °C warmer than Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ghana gets 18 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)