Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.9 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.
be 17.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
be 49.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Poland, however, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
pay a 28.0% higher top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 99.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 26.3% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Poland, it is 99.8% as of 2021.
be 87.2% 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 Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
have 69.6% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Poland, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 25.0% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Poland, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
Ghana spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 62.5% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.4% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Ghana? See an in-depth size comparison.