Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen 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 Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 56.9% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 52.8% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 46.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.3% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 42.8% more 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
have 13.7% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Yemen, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.7% less 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 Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 53.4% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Yemen, about 27.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority.
Yemen: At a glance
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