Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 58.3% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
live 9.4 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 66.0% less spent on your healthcare
Nicaragua spends $689 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 31.4% less access to essential health services
Nicaragua scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
be 25.5% more likely to die by suicide
Nicaragua has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 40.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 35.4% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 60.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 9.4 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 17.6% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 61.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.5% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 40.8% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 83.9% less likely to be murdered
Nicaragua has a homicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 90.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Nicaragua, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 88.6% less home broadband
Nicaragua has 5.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water
Nicaragua withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 11.8% less electricity
Nicaragua uses 641 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 15.7% less CO2
Nicaragua emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Nicaragua, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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