Quality of life comparison

be 57.4% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

be 3.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Venezuela, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 3.9 years less

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

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.

pay a 26.5% lower top tax rate

Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 31.2% less money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 72.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

have 65.3% more children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.

be 18.6% less likely to be literate

In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2016. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 83.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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.

be 14.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 19.4% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

spend 37.0% less on healthcare

Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 3.1 times more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

see 80.8% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.