Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 23.2% less likely to be obese

In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

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

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

Economy

make 45.7% more money

Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

be 55.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Tajikistan, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 92.3% higher top tax rate

Tajikistan has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 15.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 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 Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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 32.2% less on education

Tajikistan spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 51.2% less on healthcare

Tajikistan spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority.

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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