Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 41.6% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Colombia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 12.2 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 86.7% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 89.5% fewer doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
have 40.0% less access to essential health services
Colombia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
Economy
be 64.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 62.0% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
have 95.6% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 19.8% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2024. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 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 44.7% less on education
Colombia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 63.8% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 83.2% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 92.7% less likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 62.8% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Colombia, 51% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 83% as of 2019.
be 59.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 96.2% less home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 73.8% more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 63.6% less electricity
Colombia uses 1,551 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 61.1% less CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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