Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 64.6% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In New Zealand, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 13.2 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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
pay a 24.2% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 87.8% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $45,200 as of 2022, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 37.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.
be 9.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In New Zealand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Ghana, 86% of the population do as of 2021.
be 29.2% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.0% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ghana spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 60.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Ghana: At a glance
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