Quality of life comparison

be 85.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% 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 longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 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 36.6% less likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

be 84.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 32.4% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 41.7% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

be 34.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

have 13.6% more children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 22.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.4% less likely to be literate

In Namibia, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 10.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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.

be 51.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 28.3% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

spend 58.3% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 55.1% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 65.7% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.