Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Ukraine 2.5 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ukraine’s highest peak towers 1,176 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 11% more people than Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 2.3 times as densely populated as Ukraine.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 10.7 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 7.8 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 21 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 2.4 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and Ukraine are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 88% larger than Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 2.2 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Ukraine (Gini 17.9 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ukraine’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 5.3 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 9 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 13 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 50% more alcohol than in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 339 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 389 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 4 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 23 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ghana fly 8% more passengers per resident than those from Ukraine.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Ukraine.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Ghana.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.5 times as deadly as in Ukraine.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 17.7 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 81% more rain than Ukraine.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Ghana fits inside Ukraine 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 11% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 9 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Ghana or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 10.7 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
