Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
be 39.7% more likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 71.0% more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 44.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
be 83.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 34.4% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 58.8% as of 2018. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 42.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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.
have 26.8% more children
In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 7.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.6% less on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 60.0% more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 58.5% more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ghana: At a glance
How big is Ghana compared to Comoros? See an in-depth size comparison.