Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 73.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 1.6 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 7.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 5.1 times more doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 85.5% more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 27.4% 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 30.7% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Tuvalu, it is 100.0% as of 2022.
be 40.0% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
have 15.2% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 12.5% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 4.4 times more on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 9.2 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 30.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 6.8 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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