Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 8.1 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 52.3% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 59.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 82.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.8% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 74.8% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 51.7% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 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 people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 39.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 20.6% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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