Quality of life comparison

be 85.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 2.9 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 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 36.6% less likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

be 65.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

pay a 32.4% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 40.4% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 34.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

have 14.2% more children

In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 57.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.

be 13.7% less likely to be literate

In Namibia, the literacy rate is 91.5% as of 2018. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 10.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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.

be 49.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% 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.

be 41.5% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

spend 57.4% less on education

Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 60.0% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 65.7% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.