Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 35.5% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
see 66.0% more spent on your healthcare
Vanuatu spends $141 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
be 66.2% less likely to die by suicide
Vanuatu has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Vanuatu, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 6.0 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 41.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 19.4% less money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 100.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.0% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 88.0% as of 2023. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 91.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 45.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 54% 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 61.9% less on education
Vanuatu spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 28.4% less on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 78.7% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 5.5 times more likely to be murdered
Vanuatu has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Vanuatu, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 43.1% less home broadband
Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 19.5% less CO2
Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 56.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Vanuatu, air pollution causes 57.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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