Quality of life comparison

live 8.6 years longer

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

make 6.2 times more money

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

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

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

pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate

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

be 23.8% more likely to be literate

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

be 62.9% less likely to die during infancy

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

have 58.0% fewer children

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

be 17.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 42.6% more likely to have internet access

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

spend 55.0% more on education

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

see 87.3% less coastline

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