Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
be 87.9% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.8% more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 74.7% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 23.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.3% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 66.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 65.7% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.7% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 100.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 72.1% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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
How big is Ghana compared to Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.