Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 52.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 8.5 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 94.5% more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.3 times more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 98.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 26.5% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 89.5% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 70.3% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 17.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 41.3% more likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 65.0% more on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 95.0% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 7.0 times more coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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