Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 56.4% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bulgaria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 6.2 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 17.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
make 79.6% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2022.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 3.5 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 37.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.7% less likely to be literate
In Bulgaria, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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 13.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bulgaria, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Ghana, that number is 86% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.9% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 52.3% more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Ghana Revenue Authority.
Ghana: At a glance
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