Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 80.7% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2023.
be 56.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.
be 17.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 73.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.6% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Peru, it is 94.5% as of 2020.
be 66.9% 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 Peru, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
have 39.5% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.0% 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 Peru, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 57.5% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Peru: At a glance
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