Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.
live 4.3 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 33.9% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2024.
see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Philippines spends $560 as of 2023.
have 3.0 times more doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Philippines has 7.9 as of 2021.
have 20.8% more access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Philippines scores 58 as of 2021.
be 34.4% less likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Philippines, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 25.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Philippines, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 28.0% more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $4,171 as of 2025.
Life
be 64.1% 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 Philippines, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 28.7% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Philippines, it is 98.5% as of 2020.
be 21.1% 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2024.
have 38.7% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% more on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Philippines spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2025.
spend 72.9% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 67.3 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
Safety
be 62.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Philippines, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 10.8 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Philippines has 7.1 as of 2024.
use 63.7% more electricity
Ghana uses 565 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Philippines uses 925 kWh as of 2023.
live with 4.4 times more strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Philippines withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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