Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 49.7% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
be 29.6% less likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ecuador, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 11.9 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 81.1% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 88.5% fewer doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
have 37.7% less access to essential health services
Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
Economy
make 54.3% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
have 74.9% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 18.2% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.5% as of 2024. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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 21.1% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 61.0% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 75.9% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 96.0% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 10.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 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
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
use 66.3% less electricity
Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 73.5% less CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 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 (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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