Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Ghana 328 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ghana’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Singapore’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ghana’s highest peak towers 719 m above Singapore’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 5.7 times as many people as Singapore.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 55 times as densely populated as Ghana.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 3.2 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 2.4 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 14 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 2.4 more children on average than in Singapore.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Ghana 1.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 5.3 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 19 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Ghana and Singapore are practically level.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 56 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 18 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 11 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 2.03 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 19% more alcohol than in Singapore.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 628 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 4.9 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 78 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 618 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 21% of Singapore.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Singapore.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Singapore.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 14 times as deadly as in Singapore.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Singapore?
Ghana is larger. Singapore fits inside Ghana 328 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Singapore?
Ghana has 5.7 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 18 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Ghana or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 3.2 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
