Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 53.8% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
be 5.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Latvia, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 6.5 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 82.3% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 93.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 3.3 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.9% less likely to be literate
In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2018. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 6.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Latvia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Ghana, 85% of the population do as of 2019.
be 35.4% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.5% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ghana: At a glance
How big is Ghana compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.