Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 11.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2018.
live 7.3 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $12,100 as of 2020.
be 58.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.8% as of 2008.
Life
be 68.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 98.0 women do as of 2017.
be 60.5% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the other hand, 12.9 children do as of 2022.
have 57.0% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 12.3 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 62.1% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.5% more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 41.2% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.4% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: At a glance
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