Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nicaragua spends $689 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. Nicaragua scores 70 as of 2021.
be 20.3% less likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nicaragua, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nicaragua, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 69.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nicaragua, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 74.4% 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 Nicaragua, 60.0 women do as of 2023.
be 65.8% 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 Nicaragua, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2024.
have 26.2% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nicaragua, about 61.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 68.8% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
Safety
be 47.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nicaragua, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 6.2 times more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.8 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nicaragua has 5.8 as of 2024.
live with 64.8% less strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nicaragua withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 13.4% more electricity
Ghana uses 565 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nicaragua uses 641 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 57.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nicaragua, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.
emit 18.6% more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nicaragua emits 0.8 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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