Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Gabon spends $673 as of 2023.
have 95.9% more doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Gabon has 5.2 as of 2022.
be 86.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of people as of 2024.
be 55.8% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2024.
be 37.2% more likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Gabon, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $8,263 as of 2025.
be 6.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Gabon, that number is 20.1% as of 2025.
be 42.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 16.2% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Gabon, it is 88.9% as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.3% less on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Gabon spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 64.2% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
Safety
be 51.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Gabon, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 7.1 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Gabon has 4.7 as of 2024.
live with 92.1% less strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Gabon withdraws 0% as of 2022.
use 81.1% more electricity
Ghana uses 565 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Gabon uses 1,023 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 40.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Gabon, it causes 53.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.9 times more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
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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