Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Ghana wins on more indicators: 9 of 11 against 2.
- Safety and trust: Côte d'Ivoire 1:0
- Costs and work: Ghana 0:1
- Climate and health: Ghana 1:6
- Law and institutions: Ghana 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Côte d'Ivoire
Indicator
Ghana
Safety and trust
Better: Côte d'Ivoire (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.11 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
no data
1.8 per 100,000 residents
2022
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
5%
2014
Costs and work
Better: Ghana (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$8,209
20255% lower
✓$8,610
20255% higher
Climate and health
Better: Ghana (1 : 6)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗62.1 years
20245% lower
✓65.7 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗60.2 years
20245% lower
✓63.3 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗64.3 years
20246% lower
✓68.2 years
20246% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗68.1 years
20236% lower
✓72.5 years
20236% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗95.52%
20242% lower
✓97.25%
20242% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗93.55%
20243% lower
✓96.41%
20243% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓20.4 µg/m³ per year
202327% lower
✗28.1 µg/m³ per year
202338% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Ghana (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.52 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.00 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.27 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.11 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana.