Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 68.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate

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

be 15.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uganda, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

Life

have 30.3% fewer children

In Uganda, there are approximately 39.6 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 80.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Uganda, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 36% 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 6.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Uganda, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

be 11.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Uganda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 80% 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 48.1% more on education

Uganda spends 2.7% 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, Uganda Revenue Authority.

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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