Ghana
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Accra
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo
- Population
- 35,064,272 (2025)
- Total area
- 238,539 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 7.9° N, 1.2° W
Ghana at a glance
Ghana is a country in Africa. Its capital is Accra. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo.
Flag of Ghana
Ghana’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Burkina Faso and Ghana: red and green with a star in the middle; Burkina Faso has two bands and a yellow star, Ghana a yellow middle band and a black star.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Bolivia, India, Niger and Burkina Faso.
Ghana in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 35,064,272 | 47thof 195 | 14thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 238,539 km² | 80thof 194 | 33rdof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $114.2B | 67thof 182 | 9thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $3,257 | 130thof 182 | 16thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 65.7 years | 167thof 195 | 28thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.34 | 46thof 195 | 39thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $70 | 160thof 191 | 31stof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 58.9% | 114thof 195 | 17thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 72.2% | 115thof 180 | 10thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 35.2% | 79thof 191 | 17thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.70 t | 140thof 181 | 21stof 53 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Ghana compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 35,064,272 | 238,539 km² | $3,257 |
| Burkina Faso | 24,074,580 | 274,200 km² | $1,148 |
| Ivory Coast | 32,711,547 | 322,460 km² | $3,050 |
| Togo | 8,591,626 | 56,790 km² | $1,384 |
Quizzes featuring Ghana
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- Guess the Flag
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- Flags of Africa
- Capitals of Africa
- Africa Country Shapes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Ghana · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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