Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Philippines, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 0.8 years less

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 70.3% more likely to be obese

In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 21.9% lower top tax rate

Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 30.9% less money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

be 38.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 29.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Philippines, 18.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

Life

have 24.9% more children

In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.0% less likely to be literate

In Philippines, the literacy rate is 96.3% as of 2019. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 46.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 28.3% more likely to have internet access

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

be 10.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Philippines, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% 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 21.6% less on healthcare

Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.5% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 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, Bureau of Internal Revenue.

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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