Ghana
Ghana 🇬🇭 is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of approximately ~33.8 million. Its capital is Accra. This is the complete reference for identifying Ghana in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇬🇭 |
| Continent / region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Capital | Accra |
| Population | ~33.8 million |
| ISO codes | GH / GHA |
| Coordinates | 5.57°, -0.21° |
| Bordering countries | Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo |
Famous for
Known for the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence.
How Ghana appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Ghana is identified through the clue sequence: sub-saharan africa first, then population range (~33.8 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Accra), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Ghana is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Sub-Saharan Africa.
Neighboring countries
More Sub-Saharan Africa country guides
Capital Maputo · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~33.6 million
Capital Antananarivo · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~31.2 million
Capital Yamoussoukro · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~31.2 million
Capital Luanda · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~36.7 million
Capital Yaounde · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~28.4 million
Capital Niamey · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~26.2 million
Reading Ghana in MapDash context
The Ghana record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Ghana sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Ghana’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Ghana?
The capital of Ghana is Accra.
What continent is Ghana in?
Ghana is in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the population of Ghana?
Ghana has a population of approximately ~33.8 million.
What countries border Ghana?
Ghana borders Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo.
What is Ghana famous for?
Known for the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence.