Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
see 3.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 22.9% more access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 69.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Marshall Islands, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.
make 2.6 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.8% 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.2% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, it is 95.8% as of 2021.
be 17.5% 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
have 22.5% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 4.5 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 31.3% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 54.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.6 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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