Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
see 32.5% more spent on your healthcare
Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 3.0 times more doctors per person
Rwanda has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
be 38.7% less likely to die by suicide
Rwanda has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.3 years less
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 73.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 2.9 times more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 40.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 64% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 58% 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 31.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
be 46.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Rwanda, approximately 61% of people have access to drinking water (88% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.9% less on education
Rwanda spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 42.5% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 49.3% less likely to be murdered
Rwanda has a homicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Rwanda, road accidents kill 11.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 10.0% more home broadband
Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 68.8% less strain on fresh water
Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 7.4 times more electricity
Rwanda uses 77 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 43.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.4 times more CO2
Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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