Quality of life comparison

be 10.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 3.4 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 52.0% less likely to be obese

In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

make 2.3 times more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

be 78.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 60.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

be 24.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.0% more likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 18.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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.

have 30.2% more children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 72.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 3% 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.

be 74.4% more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.9 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 21.2% more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 69.6% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.