Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 13.2 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.3 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 21.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
pay a 32.0% higher top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.4% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 54.3% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 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 New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 41.2% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 28.1 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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