Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bhutan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 2.9 years less

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 70.3% more likely to be obese

In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 51.4% less money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bhutan, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

Life

be 18.6% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 66.6% as of 2017. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

have 79.1% more children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 68.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Bhutan, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.

be 20.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 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 15.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bhutan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Ghana, 85% of the population do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 42.0% less on education

Bhutan spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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