Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 53.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 3.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
see 12.3% more spent on your healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends $209 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 53.8% more doctors per person
Republic of the Congo has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
have 17.1% more access to essential health services
Republic of the Congo scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
be 20.7% less likely to die by suicide
Republic of the Congo has a suicide rate of 6.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 19.3% more likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 12.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 85.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 19.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 29.5% more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $2,515 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
have 14.8% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 30.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 74.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 11% 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 52.8% more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
be 22.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (87% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.9% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 10.6% less on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Republic of the Congo, road accidents kill 8.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 67.0% more electricity
Republic of the Congo uses 338 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
find 48.0% less home broadband
Republic of the Congo has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 210.3 times more strain on fresh water
Republic of the Congo withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 47.8% less CO2
Republic of the Congo emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 34.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Republic of the Congo, air pollution causes 66.0 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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