Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 52.8% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
live 9.4 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 21.9% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 84.8% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.
be 98.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
Life
have 3.3 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 131.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.8% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 14.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Poland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Ghana, 85% of the population do as of 2022.
be 20.0% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% less on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.5% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.5% more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Ghana: At a glance
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