Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 47.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Dominican Republic, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Dominican Republic, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 57.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.1% 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 Dominican Republic, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 69.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.7% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Dominican Republic, it is 93.8% as of 2016.
be 35.0% 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 Dominican Republic, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2022.
have 36.8% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 18.0 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 Dominican Republic, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 32.8% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Dominican Republic, about 77.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 73.5% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Dominican Republic, that number is 1,288 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
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