How much coast is there?

Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 3,749 m above Ghana’s.

Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ghana has 3.9 times as many people as Switzerland.

Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 49% more densely populated than Ghana.

Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 21 years older than in Ghana.

Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ghana have 2.1 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.

Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Ghana 1.

Ghana: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 9.1 times the size of Ghana’s.

Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 12 times as much per person as Ghana.

Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Switzerland (Gini 9.7 points higher).

Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 3.0% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Switzerland and Ghana are practically level.

Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Ghana’s.

Ghana: 38% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 168 times as much on health per person as Ghana.

Ghana: $70 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ghana is 8.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 17 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.

Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

14% of adults in Ghana are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.

Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 2.46 points higher than in Ghana.

Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.

Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Ghana.

Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 277 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.

Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ghana put in 127 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 6.8 years longer than in Ghana.

Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 38 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).

Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 72% in Ghana.

Ghana: 72% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.

Ghana: 59% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.

Ghana: 114 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Switzerland’s railway network is 4.4 times as long as Ghana’s.

Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 243 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.

Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 32% of Switzerland.

Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Switzerland emits 5.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.

Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.

Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ghana carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.

Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Ghana as in Switzerland.

Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ghana are 11 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ghana is on average 21.4 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 45% more rain than Ghana.

Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)