Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 88% bigger than Ghana
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 3,758 m above Ghana’s
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 55% of Ghana
Ghana: 55.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 6% more people than Ghana
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 82% more densely populated than Uzbekistan
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Uzbekistan and Ghana are practically level
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 1.4 cm taller than in Ghana
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 6 years older than in Ghana
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 0.1 more children on average than in Ghana
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.1% of people in Uzbekistan are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ghana hosts 4,449 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Ghana: 0.3 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Ghana 1
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 29% larger than Ghana’s
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uzbekistan produces 58% more per person than Ghana
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Uzbekistan (Gini 10.8 points higher)
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ghana: no data · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 3.0% in Ghana
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.5%
Ghana: 0.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ghana’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Ghana: 12.4% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Uzbekistan’s
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Ghana
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uzbekistan live 6.8 years longer than in Ghana
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uzbekistan
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 11 times as many doctors per person as Ghana
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 7.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Ghana
Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ghana is 2.2 times that in Uzbekistan
Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 14% in Ghana
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 1.73 points higher than in Ghana
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 24% more alcohol than in Uzbekistan
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Ghana
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 172 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 443 more hours a year than in Ghana
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 4.8 years longer than in Ghana
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 7.9 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019)
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 6 more World Heritage sites than Ghana (8 against 2)
Ghana: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Ghana 5
Ghana: 5 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 72% in Ghana
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 2.3 times as fast as in Ghana
Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 5 times as long as Ghana’s
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 10 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Ghana, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Ghana: 30.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 6.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 6% more fine dust than in Ghana
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 31% more likely to be murdered in Ghana than in Uzbekistan
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 4.2 times as deadly as in Uzbekistan
Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 13.6 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 5.1 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 88% bigger than Ghana.
Which has more people, Ghana or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 6% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Uzbekistan?
People in Uzbekistan live 6.8 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Ghana or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan and Ghana are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
