Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 10.8 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 91.6% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.4 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 21.8% less likely to be literate

In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.

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be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 27.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 25.6% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 19.6% less on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 7.9 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.

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Infrastructure

find 96.2% less home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 86.4% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2018–2022). How we calculate this

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Ghana: At a glance

Ghana is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 227,533 sq km. Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state, but he died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election.
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