Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of Chad, you would:

Health

live 10.2 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 54.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

be 78.7% more likely to be obese

In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.7 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

be 44.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Chad, 42.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

pay a 58.3% lower top tax rate

Chad has a top tax rate of 60.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Chad, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 2.9 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 50.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 65.5 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.

be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 63.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.

have 29.6% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 7.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (43% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

be 51.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 25.9% less on healthcare

Chad spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 37.9% more on education

Chad spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, General Inspectorate of Finance.

Ghana: At a glance

Ghana is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 227,533 sq km. Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state, but he died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election.
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