Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 60.2% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 8.7 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 50.5% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
Life
have 54.2% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.
be 65.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 34.4% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 45.2% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.0% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Ghana: At a glance
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