Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Singapore instead of Ghana, you would:

Health

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 Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 17.0 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 44.0% less likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 19.0 times more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

pay a 12.0% lower top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 12.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

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 Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 23.4% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 95.2% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 68.1% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 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 Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 33.8% more likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 30.0% less on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 52.5% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 64.2% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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