Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

Health

be 51.6% less likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

live 7.3 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 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 2.1 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 84.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

Life

have 25.7% more children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.

be 62.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Solomon Islands, approximately 20.0 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 27.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Solomon Islands, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 64% 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 4.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

be 26.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Solomon Islands, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 66% 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 60.4% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 29.2% less on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 89.9% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 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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