GHS
…
INR
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Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Ghana
238,533 km²
7.3% of largest
India is 13.78× larger than Ghana
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Ghana
2.4% OF LARGEST
35.06M
PEOPLE
India has 41.75× the population of Ghana
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Ghana
2.9% OF LARGEST
$114.21B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Ghana
1.1% OF LARGEST
15.5K
TROOPS
India has 93.23× the active personnel of Ghana
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Ghana
1.1% OF LARGEST
24
AIRCRAFT
India has 90.92× the aircraft of Ghana
Naval Assets
India
Ghana
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Ghana
1.0% OF LARGEST
8.7
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Ghana
0.8% OF LARGEST
$4B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Ghana
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Ghana
$29.2B
Exports
$29.2B
Imports
$28.2B
Trade Balance
+$1.0B
Trade Surplus
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Ghana
supply
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Ghana
supply
Beer
litres / person / yr
Ghana
supply
India
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
Ghana
supply
India
consumption
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
India
consumption
Ghana
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
India
Ghana
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Ghana
0
Gold
1
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 5
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Ghana
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Ghana
21.4
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
India is 6.8 years older (median) than Ghana
Youth Population
Ghana has the highest youth population at 66.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
India has the highest elderly population at 8.5% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Ghana
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations | — |
62
|
| Tourist Arrivals per year | — |
17.9M
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| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
1
|
10
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
2
|
43
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
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Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
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Ghana
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
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| Rent Index |
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| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
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| Local Purchasing Power |
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| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $3 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $15 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $350 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $200 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $50 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $18 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $10 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
India
Ghana
Physicians per 1,000
India
Ghana
Hospital beds per 1,000
India
Ghana
Diabetes prevalence
India
Ghana
Obesity prevalence
Ghana
India
Suicide rate per 100k
India
Ghana
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Ghana vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Ghana | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 35064272 | 1463865525 |
| Area (sq km) | 238533 | 3287263 |
| Capital | Accra | New Delhi |
| Official Language | English | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | Ghanaian Cedi (GHS) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Ghana | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 15,500 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 0 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 15,500 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $290,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 0 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 65 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 0 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 14 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 0 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Ghana | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $114,209,905,279 | $3,956,067,115,772 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $3,257 | $2,702 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 43.5 | 25.5 |
| Currency | Ghanaian Cedi (GHS) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 13.8 times larger in area than Ghana.
That's a massive difference!
India has 41.7 times more people than Ghana.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Ghana has the highest GDP per capita at $3,257 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Ghana vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 34.6x larger than Ghana's $114B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 41.7x larger than Ghana's 35M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 13.8x larger than Ghana.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Ghana's 16Thousand.
Trade: Ghana runs a trade surplus of $1B while India has a trade deficit of $91B.
Life Expectancy: India leads with a life expectancy of 72 years vs Ghana's 66.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology