Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 36.7% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
see 26.1% more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
be 38.4% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 7.0 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
have 36.0% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
Economy
be 43.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 29.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.
Life
have 70.2% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.5% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 29.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, 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 22.0% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 80.8% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 85.5% less likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 96.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 16.3% less strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 94.9% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
use 71.1% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 79.4% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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