Ghana vs India: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Ghana

4.55

in 2025

India

4.54

in 2025

Ghana rank

117th

India rank

118th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Ghana
India

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.55 against 4.54 in India, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was India ahead.

Globally, Ghana ranks 117th and India ranks 118th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Ghana
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in India
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.