Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Spain 2.1 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 9.2 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 2,833 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 41% more people than Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 56% more densely populated than Spain.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 5.8 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 3.2 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 24 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 2.2 more children on average than in Spain.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and Spain are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 17 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 7 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Spain (Gini 10.1 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 44 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 18 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 16 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 1.99 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 5.8 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 252 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ghana put in 18 more hours a year than in Spain.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 3.6 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 70 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 17 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 152 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 35% of Ghana.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 7.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Spain.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 7.4 times as deadly as in Spain.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 13.1 °C warmer than Spain.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 68% more rain than Spain.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Spain?
Spain is larger. Ghana fits inside Spain 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Spain?
Spain has 41% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Spain?
People in Spain live 18 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Ghana or Spain?
Men in Spain are 5.8 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
