Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 20.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
see 11.0% more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 42.9% more doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
live 11.1 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
have 20.8% less access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
make 62.4% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 25.3% more children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 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 Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times 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 Nigeria, on the other hand, 69.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% 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 Nigeria, that number is 61% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 42.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 89.0% less on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 42.0% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 58.3% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 33.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 8.6 times more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 87.9% less home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 53.2% more strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 74.5% less electricity
Ghana uses 565 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 13.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 18.6% less CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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