be 30.1% less likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
In Malaysia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2018.
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2020.
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $29,100 as of 2017, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2017.
In Malaysia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.
In Malaysia, 3.8% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Ghana, however, that number is 24.2% as of 2013.
In Malaysia, there are approximately 18.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ghana, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.
In Malaysia, the literacy rate is 93.7% as of 2016. In Ghana, it is 76.6% as of 2015.
In Malaysia, approximately 11.4 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.1 children do as of 2020.
In Malaysia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Ghana, 79% of the population do as of 2017.
In Malaysia, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Ghana, about 39.0% do as of 2018.
Malaysia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Ghana spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Ghana Revenue Authority.
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