Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of New Caledonia, you would:

Health

live 9.5 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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

be 19.0% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 14.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

make 83.0% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $31,100 as of 2015, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 37.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In New Caledonia, 17.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.0 times more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 18.5% less likely to be literate

In New Caledonia, the literacy rate is 96.9% as of 2015. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In New Caledonia, approximately 5.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. 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 New Caledonia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Ghana, 85% of the population do as of 2019.

be 29.3% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 76.1% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 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

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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