Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda is 1% bigger than Ghana
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 4,225 m above Ghana’s
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 55% of Ghana
Ghana: 55.4% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 47% more people than Ghana
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 66% more densely populated than Ghana
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ghana are 1.6 cm taller than in Uganda
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ghana and Uganda are practically level
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ghana is 4.4 years older than in Uganda
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 0.8 more children on average than in Ghana
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.8% of people in Ghana are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 63 times as many refugees per resident as Ghana
Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Ghana: 0.3 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Ghana 1
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ghana’s economy is 84% larger than Uganda’s
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ghana produces 2.5 times as much per person as Uganda
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Uganda (Gini 5.3 points higher)
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Uganda: 38.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ghana: no data · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Ghana and Uganda are practically level
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.5%
Ghana: 0.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda and Ghana are practically level
Ghana: 12.4% (2023) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uganda’s
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ghana spends 55% more on health per person than Uganda
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uganda live 2.8 years longer than in Ghana
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 31% more likely to die before turning one than in Ghana
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ghana has 39% more doctors per person than Uganda
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
Ghana and Uganda are nearly identical here
Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
14% of adults in Ghana are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
7.5% of adults in Uganda smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ghana rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Uganda
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 56% more alcohol than in Ghana
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ghana has 60% more meat per person than Uganda
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 747 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 472 more hours a year than in Ghana
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ghana went to school 0.78 years longer than in Uganda
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uganda welcomed 30% more tourists per resident than Ghana (2019)
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uganda has 1 more World Heritage site than Ghana (3 against 2)
Ghana: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uganda has won 13 Olympic medals, Ghana 5
Ghana: 5 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
72% of people in Ghana are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ghana is 73% faster than in Uganda
Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
92% of people in Ghana have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uganda’s railway network is 31% longer than Ghana’s
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ghana fly 30 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Ghana, but only 12% of Uganda
Ghana: 30.9% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ghana emits 4.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 32% more fine dust than in Ghana
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.9 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Ghana
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.3 times as deadly as in Uganda
Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 4.2 °C warmer than Uganda
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 31% more rain than Ghana
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Uganda?
Uganda is larger. Uganda is 1% bigger than Ghana.
Which has more people, Ghana or Uganda?
Uganda has 47% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Uganda?
People in Uganda live 2.8 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Ghana or Uganda?
Men in Ghana are 1.6 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
