Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 64.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2019.
be 46.8% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 66.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
make 15.1% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 18.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.8% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
have 42.8% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burma, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 51% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 39.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 38.2% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Burma, that number is 1,930 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burma: At a glance
How big is Burma compared to Ghana? See an in-depth size comparison.