Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 48.6% less likely to be obese

In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 3.5 years less

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 60.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

make 47.2% less money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

be 13.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 3.6 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 29.0% more children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.

be 24.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 33.3% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guatemala, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 38.5% less on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 29.0% more on education

Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 34.8% more coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

Ghana: At a glance

Ghana is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 227,533 sq km. Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state, but he died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election.
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