Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
be 18.2% less likely to be obese
In Sudan, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
see 8.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Sudan spends $28 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sudan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 0.8 years less
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 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 68.4% more likely to die by suicide
Sudan has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 74.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 2.8 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
be 26.0% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 35.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 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 35.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% 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 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
be 38.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (74% in urban areas, and 60% 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.
Geography
see 36.8% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 32.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sudan, road accidents kill 19.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 11.0 times more home broadband
Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 94.7% less strain on fresh water
Sudan withdraws 119% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 2.5 times more electricity
Sudan uses 223 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 27.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Sudan, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
emit 62.8% more CO2
Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 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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