Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 12.0 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 22.9% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.
have 4.3 times more doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sri Lanka has 11.4 as of 2023.
have 39.6% more access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sri Lanka scores 67 as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 38.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
make 53.6% more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $5,002 as of 2025.
be 34.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 92.3% 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 Sri Lanka, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.2% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.7% as of 2024.
be 81.1% less 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2024.
have 61.0% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% more 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 24.4% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% less on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 24.7% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
Safety
be 55.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, they kill 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 80.9% more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 12.8 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.
use 14.1% more electricity
Ghana uses 565 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.
live with 14.4 times more strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.
Environment
be 58.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 51.4% more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka emits 1.1 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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