Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 23.9% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 13.7 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 77.6% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 35.5% more children
In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 78.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 92.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Ghana? See an in-depth size comparison.