Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 46.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
be 35.8% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
be 27.1% less likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.8 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 65.2% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 48.9% fewer doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
Economy
be 85.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 29.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
make 60.6% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
be 13.9% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 25.4% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 39.1% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 85.9% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 12.6 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 44.8% less electricity
Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 65.9% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 67.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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