Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Tanzania 4 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 5,010 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 2 times as many people as Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 94% more densely populated than Tanzania.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ghana are 3.3 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ghana are 2.0 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ghana is 3.7 years older than in Tanzania.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 1.2 more children on average than in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.8% of people in Ghana are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Ghana 1.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ghana’s economy is 27% larger than Tanzania’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ghana produces 93% more per person than Tanzania.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Tanzania (Gini 3 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.0% in Ghana, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Tanzania’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ghana spends 94% more on health per person than Tanzania.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tanzania live 1.5 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 4% more likely to die before turning one than in Ghana.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ghana has 2 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
14% of adults in Ghana are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
7.7% of adults in Tanzania smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ghana rate their lives 0.65 points higher than in Tanzania.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 73% more alcohol than in Tanzania.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ghana has 43% more meat per person than Tanzania.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 607 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 473 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ghana went to school 1 year longer than in Tanzania.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ghana welcomed 23% more tourists per resident than Tanzania (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
72% of people in Ghana are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
92% of people in Ghana have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tanzania fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 35% of Ghana.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ghana emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 15% more fine dust than in Tanzania.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Ghana.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 64% deadlier than in Tanzania.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 4.8 °C warmer than Tanzania.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 1% more rain than Tanzania.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Ghana fits inside Tanzania 4 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 2 times as many people as Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Tanzania?
People in Tanzania live 1.5 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Ghana or Tanzania?
Men in Ghana are 3.3 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
