Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 11.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 3.6 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
have 60.2% more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
have 11.6% more access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
be 28.0% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 13.8% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 28.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 34.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.0% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 38.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ghana, on the other hand, 27.5 children do as of 2024.
have 17.9% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 74.2% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
be 16.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 14.0% less on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 25.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 59.7% more electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
find 58.8% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 24.0% more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 18.6% more CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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