Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 82.1% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 48.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.
make 60.7% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 35.3% more children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 14.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nauru, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 65.3% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.0 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ghana: At a glance
How big is Ghana compared to Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.