Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.3 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.4 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
be 49.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 94.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.5% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 62.4% 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 50.2% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% 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 Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 69.0% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 67.6% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.9 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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