Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 60.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2024.
live 7.0 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
have 56.2% more access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Venezuela scores 75 as of 2021.
be 58.0% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
see 20.7% less spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
be 62.2% more likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 78.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Venezuela, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
be 41.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 27.5% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 97.5% as of 2021.
be 22.9% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2024.
have 41.2% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 15.2 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 Venezuela, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 28.1% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 49.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 6.9 times more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 19.6 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.
use 3.5 times more electricity
Ghana uses 565 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh as of 2023.
live with 19.5% more strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Venezuela withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
be 64.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Venezuela, it causes 32.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.8 times more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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