Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 76.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 3.7 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 36.7% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
be 59.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2022.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 34.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.5% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 39.5% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
have 46.4% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
Ghana spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.0% less on healthcare
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 101.5 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.
Indonesia: At a glance
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