Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

be 19.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 7.1 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 40.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

be 26.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

Life

be 50.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.

be 41.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.

be 12.1% less likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 11.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 61.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

be 15.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Ghana: At a glance

Ghana is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 227,533 sq km. Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state, but he died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election.
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