Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
be 79.6% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
see 90.5% less spent on your healthcare
Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
Economy
make 77.8% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.8% less likely to be literate
In Nauru, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2023. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nauru, 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.
be 13.0% less likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.7% less on education
Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 83.8% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 18.0 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 3.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 93.4% less home broadband
Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Ghana: At a glance
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