Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 52.0% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
be 70.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 8.2 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
make 79.1% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 93.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 58.7% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.5% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 98.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 55.3% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 29.0% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 78.4% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 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 Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.