Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 32.5% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Morocco, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 9.8 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 61.3% less spent on your healthcare
Morocco spends $606 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 64.1% fewer doctors per person
Morocco has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
have 30.4% less access to essential health services
Morocco scores 69 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
be 82.8% more likely to die by suicide
Morocco has a suicide rate of 2.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 66.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 30.3% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $4,672 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
have 58.0% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 87.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 14.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ghana, on the other hand, 27.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Morocco, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 20.9% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.7% less on education
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 51.3% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 70.6% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 39.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Morocco, road accidents kill 18.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.6% less strain on fresh water
Morocco withdraws 51% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 91.0% less home broadband
Morocco has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
use 43.3% less electricity
Morocco uses 997 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 62.0% less CO2
Morocco emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 50.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Morocco, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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