Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 51.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 48.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.5% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 12.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 73.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 56.8% more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% less on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 37.9% more on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 6.7 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ghana: At a glance
How big is Ghana compared to Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.