Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Ukraine 2.5 times
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 55% of Ghana
Ghana: 55.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Ghana hosts 9.9 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Ghana: no data · Ukraine: 0% (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 40% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.5%
Ghana: 0.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Ghana’s 12%
Ghana: 12.4% (2023) · Ukraine: 21% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 8.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Ghana
Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 10% higher than in Ghana
Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 6 more World Heritage sites than Ghana (8 against 2)
Ghana: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Ghana 5
Ghana: 5 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 94% faster than in Ghana
Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
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 31% of Ghana, but only 17% of Ukraine
Ghana: 30.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
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 2.9 times as deadly as in Ukraine
Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
