Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 5.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

be 23.9% more likely to be obese

In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 52.3% more money

Senegal has a GDP per capita of $4,400 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

be 49.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate

Senegal has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 40.3% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 25.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 68% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 43% 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 17.2% more likely to have internet access

In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 27.3% less on education

Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 23.1% less on healthcare

Senegal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Ghana Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines.

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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