Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

be 87.9% more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 31.0% more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2022, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2022.

be 18.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.

Life

have 75.8% more children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 46.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ghana, 263.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.3% less likely to be literate

In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 19.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Ghana, that number is 86% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 54.5% more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 95.0% more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ghana spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 72.1% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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