Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 69.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 4.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
see 69.0% more spent on your healthcare
Uganda spends $139 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 39.3% more doctors per person
Uganda has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
live 2.8 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 53.6% more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
be 23.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 35.9 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.
be 37.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
have 24.7% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 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 73.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 52% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 42% 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 8.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
be 42.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 63% of people have access to drinking water (80% in urban areas, and 57% 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 30.4% less on healthcare
Uganda spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 13.7% more on education
Uganda spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Safety
be 79.6% less likely to be murdered
Uganda has a homicide rate of 9.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 61.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Uganda, road accidents kill 16.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.1 times more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
use 5.9 times more electricity
Uganda uses 95 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 48.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Uganda, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.1 times more CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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