Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 2.2 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
see 49.2% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 64.6% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
be 49.4% more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 44.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
make 2.4 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
be 87.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 10.2% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 69.4% as of 2022. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 20.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 34.6 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.
have 19.1% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 192.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 77.1% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
be 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 44.5% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 69.3% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 23.7% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Timor-Leste, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 66.0 times more home broadband
Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
live with 77.7% less strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
be 45.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.0% more CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2014), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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