Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cambodia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 5.1 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 4.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
see 33.0% less spent on your healthcare
Cambodia spends $350 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 17.2% less access to essential health services
Cambodia scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
be 18.2% more likely to die by suicide
Cambodia has a suicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 13.4% more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $2,872 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
be 11.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 41.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
Life
have 27.6% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 70.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 137.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 67.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 16.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 33.5% more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 21.7% more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 37.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cambodia, road accidents kill 18.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 84.1% less home broadband
Cambodia has 4.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 6.1 times more strain on fresh water
Cambodia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 39.4% less electricity
Cambodia uses 932 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 36.4% less CO2
Cambodia emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 48.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cambodia, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2016), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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