Ghana

Country in Western Africa

Ghana is a country in Western Africa, with its capital in Accra. About 35.1 million people live there (2025), making it the 47th most populous of the 195 countries. At 238,533 km², it is the 80th largest country by area. It borders Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Togo.

Ghana at a glance

Capital: Accra
Population (2025): 35.1 million
Area: 238,533 km²
Density: 147 per km²
Official language: English
Currency: Ghanaian cedi
People: Ghanaian
Calling code: +233
Internet domain: .gh
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Ghana?

How Ghana compares

Population rank

47th of 195

14th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

80th of 195

33rd of 54 in Africa

Crowding

147 per km²

More crowded than 68% of countries

Similar in size: Romania (238,391 km²).
Similar population: Peru (34.6 million).
Ghana is the only place that uses the Ghanaian cedi.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.

The flag of Ghana

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: Bolivia is red, yellow and green from the top, Ghana adds a black star in the middle, and Lithuania runs yellow, green and red.

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Ghana in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Ghana

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Ghana so far, from 76 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

37% right

28th hardest of 176 · 76 answers

Players find Ghana on the map in 37% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Libya.

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Countries that border Ghana

Ghana borders 3 countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Togo.

Quick quiz: Ghana

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Ghana?
2. What is the capital of Ghana?
3. Which of these borders Ghana?

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Questions about Ghana

Is Ghana a country?

Yes. Ghana is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Ghana?

The capital of Ghana is Accra.

Which countries border Ghana?

Ghana borders 3 countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Togo.

How many countries border Ghana?

3. Ghana shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Ghana?

Ghana covers 238,533 km², about the same size as Romania (238,391 km²).

Is Ghana hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Ghana in 37% of 76 tries, 28th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Libya.

Which flags look like the flag of Ghana?

Bolivia and Lithuania. Bolivia is red, yellow and green from the top, Ghana adds a black star in the middle, and Lithuania runs yellow, green and red.

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