Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 65.6% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
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.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 16.0% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.2% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 52.8% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.7% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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 Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.