Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of India, you would:

Health

live 2.2 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In India, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 29.7% lower top tax rate

India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 13.1% less money

India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 40.0% more likely to be unemployed

In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

Life

have 69.7% more children

In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 34.9% more likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

be 14.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 14.3% more on education

India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 13.3% more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 92.3% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Ghana: At a glance

Ghana is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 227,533 sq km. Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state, but he died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election.
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