be 41.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Ethiopia, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2018.
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Ethiopia, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2018.
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2020.
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2017, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2017.
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.
In Ghana, 24.2% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 29.6% as of 2014.
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Ethiopia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2015. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.
In Ghana, approximately 32.1 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 35.8 children do as of 2020.
In Ghana, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Ethiopia, that number is 43% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2017.
In Ghana, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Ethiopia, about 18.6% do as of 2018.
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Ethiopia, that number is 69% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Ghana spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Ethiopia spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Ethiopia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,096,570 sq km. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea late in the 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades.
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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.
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