Veteran Ghanaian actor Majid Michel has described comparisons between Ghana’s film industry, Ghollywood, and Nigeria’s Nollywood as unfair, citing the significant difference in the countries’ populations.
Michel made the remarks in a recent interview with Y1079 FM in Accra, arguing that Nigeria’s much larger population gives it a bigger pool of potential actors and filmmakers.
He described the comparison as “stupid,” saying a more populous country naturally has a higher likelihood of having more professionals across different fields.
“The comparison between us and Nigeria is such a stupid comparison to me. If you have 50 children and I have 5 children, the possibility that you will have more criminals, doctors, good children and filmmakers than me is very high,” he said.
Michel noted that Ghana has fewer than 40 million people, while Nigeria’s population exceeds 200 million.
“So if Nigeria has more filmmakers than us, it only makes sense because they are way more than us,” he added.
The actor also argued that Ghana should not be compared with countries that have had more time to establish their systems and institutions.
“There are countries that have been in leadership for over 300 years. They have built systems. We are way behind. So it is an unfair comparison,” he said.
Michel’s comments highlight the population gap between the two West African countries as a key factor in discussions about the size of their respective film industries.
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