Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Ghana, you would:

Health

be 88.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

be 30.3% more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tajikistan, that number is 14.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 79.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tajikistan, that number is 2.4% as of 2016.

pay a 48.0% lower top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Tajikistan, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.

make 30.2% less money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2020.

be 12.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2019.

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 Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2017.

be 26.3% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Tajikistan, it is 99.8% as of 2015.

have 27.4% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tajikistan, there are 20.7 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 the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Tajikistan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 47.6% less likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tajikistan, about 30.4% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 42.5% more on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tajikistan spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority.

Tajikistan: At a glance

Tajikistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 141,510 sq km. The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bands of indigenous guerrillas (called "basmachi") fiercely contested Bolshevik control of the area, which was not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic in 1929 and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992 to 1997. Tajikistan endured several domestic security incidents during 2010-12, including armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and between government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Tajikistan became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013. However, its economy continues to face major challenges, including dependence on remittances from Tajikistanis working in Russia, pervasive corruption, and the major role narcotrafficking plays in the country's informal economy.
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