Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Ghana, you would:

Health

be 88.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 3.5 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 94.5% more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 58.5% more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 80.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 72.0% lower top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 69.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 19.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

have 21.8% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 13.8% less likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 17.5% less on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 82.4% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 25.8% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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