Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 23.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
be 18.3% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
live 8.0 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 38.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 71.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
Life
have 19.8% more children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.5% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 73.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 56.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 37.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ghana, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.3% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nigeria: At a glance
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