Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 76.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
be 37.6% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
be 42.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 18.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.4% 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 Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 17.6% less on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.2% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Ghana Revenue Authority.
Gabon: At a glance
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