Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 46.8% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 4.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 71.7% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 71.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 21.4% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 84.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 75.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority.
Malawi: At a glance
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