Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom is 2% bigger than Ghana.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 23 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United Kingdom’s highest peak towers 460 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 2 times as many people as Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 86% more densely populated than Ghana.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 7.9 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 5.1 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 19 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.8 more children on average than in the United Kingdom.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and the United Kingdom are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 35 times the size of Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 7.5 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in the United Kingdom (Gini 11.1 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.7% in the United Kingdom, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 83 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 16 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 6.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 12 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in the United Kingdom smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 2.14 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 4.9 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 310 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ghana put in 133 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 6.4 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Kingdom have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 17 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 136 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 13% of the United Kingdom.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 7.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 64% more likely to be murdered in Ghana than in the United Kingdom.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 11 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 18.0 °C warmer than the United Kingdom.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 4% more rain than the United Kingdom.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom is larger. The United Kingdom is 2% bigger than Ghana.
Which has more people, Ghana or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 2 times as many people as Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 16 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Ghana or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 7.9 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
