Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Venezuela 3.8 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 4,093 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 23% more people than Venezuela.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 4.8 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 3.2 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 1.2 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 8.1 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.3 more children on average than in Venezuela.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and Venezuela are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ghana’s economy is 15% larger than Venezuela’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela and Ghana are practically level.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 7 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 30% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 6.3 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.20 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Venezuela and Ghana are nearly identical here.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 325 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 174 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 2.6 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ghana welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ghana’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 35% of Ghana.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 6.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 78% more fine dust than in Venezuela.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.9 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Ghana.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2 times as deadly as in Venezuela.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Venezuela.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 89% more rain than Ghana.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Ghana fits inside Venezuela 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Venezuela?
Ghana has 23% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 7 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Ghana or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 3.2 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
