Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda is 1% bigger than Ghana.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
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 0.8 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)
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 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (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 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)
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)
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 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 11% of Uganda.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
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 62% deadlier than in Uganda.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
