Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 86.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 0.8 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 40.6% less likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 22.3% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
see 87.9% less spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sudan spends $28 as of 2023.
Economy
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sudan, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
make 64.2% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $1,165 as of 2025.
Life
have 27.3% more children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sudan, there are 33.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.6% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
be 56.0% 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 Sudan, on the other hand, 42.9 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.3% 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 Sudan, that number is 66% of people on average (87% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 60.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sudan, about 28.7% do as of 2022.
be 27.8% 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 Sudan, that number is 65% of people on average (74% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Geography
see 58.3% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 24.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sudan, they kill 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 90.9% less home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sudan has 0.1 as of 2022.
live with 18.8 times more strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sudan withdraws 119% as of 2022.
use 60.6% less electricity
Ghana uses 565 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sudan uses 223 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 21.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sudan, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.
emit 38.6% less CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2018–2023), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Sudan: At a glance
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