Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Grenada instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Grenada, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
see 3.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Grenada spends $880 as of 2023.
have 45.8% more access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Grenada scores 70 as of 2021.
be 75.6% less likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Grenada, it is 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Grenada, that number is 31.5% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Grenada, the GDP per capita is $12,107 as of 2025.
Life
be 79.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 234.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Grenada, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
be 40.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Grenada, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.
have 55.7% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Grenada, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 76.3% more on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Grenada spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 57.6% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Grenada, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 77.6% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Grenada, that number is 121 km.
Safety
be 75.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Grenada, they kill 6.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 7.5 times more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Grenada, that number is 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 45.1 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Grenada has 29.8 as of 2022.
live with 11.7% more strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Grenada withdraws 7% as of 2022.
Environment
be 66.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Grenada, it causes 30.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Grenada emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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