Ghana vs Uganda: Self-reported life satisfaction

Ghana
4.55
in 2025
Uganda
4.49
in 2025
Ghana rank
117th
Uganda rank
120th

Self-reported life satisfaction over time

  • Ghana
  • Uganda
0246201120182025

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.55 against 4.49 in Uganda, a difference of 0.063.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ghana ahead.

Globally, Ghana ranks 117th and Uganda ranks 120th of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Self-reported life satisfaction
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

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.