Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 40.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 19.9% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 11.7% of people as of 2024.
see 33.9% less spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Djibouti spends $155 as of 2023.
have 20.7% fewer doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Djibouti has 2.1 as of 2022.
be 49.6% more likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Djibouti, it is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 19.9% more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.
be 8.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 30.8% less 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 Djibouti, 162.0 women do as of 2023.
be 56.4% 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 Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
have 19.3% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 27.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 11.4% 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 Djibouti, that number is 80% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.7% less on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 41.7% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.
Safety
be 10.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Djibouti, they kill 23.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.
Environment
be 33.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Djibouti, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 10.0% more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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