Quality of life comparison

be 64.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 9.6 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

be 80.7% more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 2.3 times more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.

be 68.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.

be 62.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.

be 63.2% 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 Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

have 57.9% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 17.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018.

spend 26.5% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 70.7% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.