Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 10.9 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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

be 72.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.

be 19.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

make 85.1% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2022.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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 13.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Virgin Islands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Ghana, 86% of the population do as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.9 times more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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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