Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Singapore, 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 17.0 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 78.7% more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 11.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
make 94.7% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.
pay a 13.6% higher top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 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 Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.0% less likely to be literate
In Singapore, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2019. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 21.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 Singapore, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Ghana, 85% of the population do as of 2022.
be 25.3% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.4% less on healthcare
Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 42.9% more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Ghana: At a glance
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