Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Sudan 7.9 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Sudan’s coastline is 58% longer than Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 2,157 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 47% more people than Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 5.6 times as densely populated as Sudan.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 1.8 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 1.5 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ghana is 2.7 years older than in Sudan.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 0.9 more children on average than in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Ghana and Sudan are practically level.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Ghana 1.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ghana’s economy is 90% larger than Sudan’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ghana produces 3.9 times as much per person as Sudan.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Sudan (Gini 9.3 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Sudan spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ghana spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Sudan.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sudan live 0.83 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 56% more likely to die before turning one than in Ghana.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ghana has 6% more doctors per person than Sudan.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ghana rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in Sudan.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 85% more alcohol than in Sudan.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sudan has 6% more meat per person than Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 612 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,002 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ghana went to school 3.1 years longer than in Sudan.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ghana welcomed 46% more tourists per resident than Sudan (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
72% of people in Ghana are online, versus 19% in Sudan.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
92% of people in Ghana have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Sudan’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sudan fly 40% more passengers per resident than those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 9.6% of Sudan.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ghana emits 73% more CO₂ than someone in Sudan.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 2% more fine dust than in Ghana.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 32% deadlier than in Sudan.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Sudan.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 6.6 times as much rain as Sudan.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Ghana fits inside Sudan 7.9 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Sudan?
Sudan has 47% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Sudan?
People in Sudan live 0.83 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Ghana or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 1.8 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
