Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 48.8% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
be 88.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Papua New Guinea, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 29.3% more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 36.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
pay a 40.5% lower top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 23.1% more likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 44.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 55% 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.
be 5.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.
be 94.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 47.8% more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.5% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Ghana: At a glance
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