Country size comparison
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Burkina Faso is around the same size as Ghana.
Ghana is approximately 238,533 sq km, while Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, making Burkina Faso 15% larger than Ghana. Meanwhile, the population of Ghana is ~33.1 million people (11.2 million fewer people live in Burkina Faso).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 13 statistics
Be 4.4 times more likely to have access to electricity in Ghana
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Ghana is 23.1% cheaper than Burkina Faso overall
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Moving from Burkina Faso to Ghana · UN DESA 2020
67,431 people born in Burkina Faso live in Ghana.
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