Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 76.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 10.3 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 31.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
be 10.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.9% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 74.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 50.0% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 39.7% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 67.5% more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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