Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Belarus, you would:
Health
be 29.5% less likely to be obese
In Belarus, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
be 65.9% less likely to die by suicide
Belarus has a suicide rate of 15.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 8.7 years less
In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 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.
see 89.3% less spent on your healthcare
Belarus spends $2,194 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 94.4% fewer doctors per person
Belarus has 47.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
have 39.2% less access to essential health services
Belarus scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
Economy
be 11.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Belarus, 3.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 68.3% less money
Belarus has a GDP per capita of $10,279 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.7 times more children
In Belarus, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 234.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belarus, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.4% less likely to be literate
In Belarus, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2019. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 15.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belarus, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ghana, on the other hand, 27.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Belarus, 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.
be 23.4% less likely to have internet access
In Belarus, approximately 94.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.4% less on education
Belarus spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 58.3% less on healthcare
Belarus spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 23.1% less likely to be murdered
Belarus has a homicide rate of 2.4 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Belarus, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.2% less home broadband
Belarus has 36.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 35.4% more strain on fresh water
Belarus withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 86.5% less electricity
Belarus uses 4,198 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 88.2% less CO2
Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 30.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Belarus, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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