Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montana instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montana, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 16.3 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Montana, the GDP per capita is $52,945 as of 2024.
be 24.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montana, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 22.9% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Montana, about 88.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
