Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ghana instead of Yemen, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 36.3% less likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 55.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

be 51.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 12.7% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 30.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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.

have 15.9% more children

In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 87.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 80.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 20.9% less on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 71.7% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority.

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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