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Western Africa · sovereign state

Ghana

Republic of Ghana

Capital
Accra
Languages
English
Currency
Ghanaian cedi
People
35.1 million (2025)
Neighbours
3
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Ghana

  • 2nd lowest smoking 3.3% · #2 of 166 · 2024
  • 5th highest road deaths 54.9 per 100k · #5 of 185 · 2023
  • 13th highest average temperature 27.9°C · #13 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg

Surprising facts about Ghana

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Ghana’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Ghana among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Ghana sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Ghana across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

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About as many people