Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 4.9 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $6,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 32.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.

Geography

see 51.4% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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