Which has higher land area, Ghana or Uganda?

Ghana, at 227,533 sq. km against 200,520 sq. km in Uganda as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Ghana and Uganda?

27,013 sq. km, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Uganda: Land area

Ghana

227,533 sq. km

in 2023

Uganda

200,520 sq. km

in 2023

Ghana rank

82nd

Uganda rank

85th

Land area over time

Ghana
Uganda

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 227,533 sq. km against 200,520 sq. km in Uganda, a difference of 27,013 sq. km.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 82nd and Uganda ranks 85th of 215 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	227,540 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	27,730 sq. km	Ghana
1970s	227,540 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	27,730 sq. km	Ghana
1980s	227,540 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	27,730 sq. km	Ghana
1990s	227,540 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	27,730 sq. km	Ghana
2000s	227,540 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	27,730 sq. km	Ghana
2010s	227,539 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	27,019 sq. km	Ghana
2020s	227,532 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	27,012 sq. km	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Ghana or Uganda?: Ghana, at 227,533 sq. km against 200,520 sq. km in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Ghana and Uganda?: 27,013 sq. km, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for land area?: Ghana ranks 82nd and Uganda ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.