Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 6.0 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 55.1% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
see 39.8% less spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 24.0% more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
be 70.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 57.3% 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 Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 15.0% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 88.0% as of 2023.
be 47.6% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% less 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 Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 39.7% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 82.0% less likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 51.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 75.8% more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 36.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 24.3% more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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