Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 15.1 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 74.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.

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make 92.7% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 27.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.4% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.

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be 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Virgin Islands, 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.

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Geography

see 2.9 times more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.

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Infrastructure

find 93.4% less home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Ghana is 70.5% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall
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Ghana: At a glance

Ghana is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 227,533 sq km. Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state, but he died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election.
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