Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

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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