World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Ghana 2.1 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ghana’s coastline is 23% longer than the median country’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,450 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ghana has 4.7 times as many people as the median country.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 57% more densely populated than the median country.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 3.2 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 1.7 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 10 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.4 more children on average than in the median country.
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ghana and the median country are practically level.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ghana’s economy is 2.5 times the size of the median country’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 2.4 times as much per person as Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in the median country (Gini 9.1 points higher).
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 8.9 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 6.3 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.28 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 68% more alcohol than in Ghana.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 187 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 319 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 2.8 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 31% of the median country.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 4.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 70% more fine dust than in the median country.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 23% more likely to be murdered in the median country than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.1 times as deadly as in the median country.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 5.0 °C warmer than the median country.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 10% more rain than the median country.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than the median country?
Ghana is larger. The median country fits inside Ghana 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or the median country?
Ghana has 4.7 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or the median country?
People in the median country live 8.9 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Ghana or the median country?
Men in the median country are 3.2 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
