Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
see 40.7% more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 19.2% more doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
be 32.3% less likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 41.4% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
have 14.6% less access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Afghanistan scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 47.1% as of 2019.
make 87.2% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
have 35.1% more children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 234.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Afghanistan, 521.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.3% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 75.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 77.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
be 10.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 81% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 5.1 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 4.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 87.9% less home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 8.7 times more strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 60.0% less CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 60.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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