Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 4.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Indonesia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 3.7 years less

In Indonesia, 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.

be 58.0% more likely to be obese

In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate

Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 52.5% less money

Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

Life

have 86.5% more children

In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 52.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.7% less likely to be literate

In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 65.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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 14.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Indonesia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% 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 14.3% more on education

Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 17.6% more on healthcare

Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 99.0% less coastline

Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Ghana Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.

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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