Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uganda instead of Ghana, you would:

Health

be 51.4% less likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 3.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 21.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

make 58.5% less money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 43.4% more children

In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 21.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 65.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 29% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 65.5% less likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

be 10.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ghana, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 83% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% less on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uganda spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.8% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Uganda Revenue Authority.

Uganda: At a glance

Uganda is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 197,100 sq km. The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. A constitutional referendum in 2005 cancelled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics.
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