Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

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

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

be 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 45.7% more money

Timor-Leste 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 44.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 16.0% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 28.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 74.4% more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% 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 59.6% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 23.7% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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