Quality of life comparison

be 88.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 3.5 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

make 89.6% more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 12.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 72.0% lower top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

be 63.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.7% 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

have 22.5% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.5% 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 Guatemala, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 25.0% less likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

spend 22.5% less on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 62.5% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 25.8% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.