Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 48.0% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 7.1 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 74.9% less spent on your healthcare
Guatemala spends $935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 79.2% fewer doctors per person
Guatemala has 12.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
have 18.6% less access to essential health services
Guatemala scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
Economy
be 14.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 50.6% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $6,598 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
have 25.7% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 20.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 94.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 59.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 17.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ghana, on the other hand, 27.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.9% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 60.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
be 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 34.8% more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 92.2% less likely to be murdered
Guatemala has a homicide rate of 23.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Guatemala, road accidents kill 12.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 87.6% less home broadband
Guatemala has 5.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
use 22.9% less electricity
Guatemala uses 733 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 36.9% less CO2
Guatemala emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Guatemala, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
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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