Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 84.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 9.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 2.6 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Zimbabwe spends $103 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 95.6% more doctors per person
Zimbabwe has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
be 69.3% less likely to die by suicide
Zimbabwe has a suicide rate of 17.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 12.7% less access to essential health services
Zimbabwe scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
Economy
be 67.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 38.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 34.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 358.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 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 14.7% less likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 89.7% as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
have 13.3% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 29.9 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 44.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 51% 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 73.3% more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 41.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
be 33.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (94% in urban areas, and 54% 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 7.7 times more on education
Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Safety
be 72.9% less likely to be murdered
Zimbabwe has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 13.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Zimbabwe, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 86.3% less strain on fresh water
Zimbabwe withdraws 46% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 12.2% more electricity
Zimbabwe uses 504 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
find 66.0% less home broadband
Zimbabwe has 1.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
Environment
be 58.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zimbabwe, air pollution causes 56.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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