Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.6 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 60.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 57.6% lower top tax rate

Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 83.8% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 19.2% less likely to be literate

In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 14.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% 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 29.9% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 35.5% less on education

Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 7.9 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

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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