Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 62.3% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
be 4.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 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 2.9 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 35.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 70.1% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.
Life
have 93.0% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.0% less likely to be literate
In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.2% as of 2020. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 Mexico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Ghana, 85% of the population do as of 2022.
be 10.5% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.2% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP.
Ghana: At a glance
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