Quality of life comparison

live 5.8 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.3 times more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

be 77.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.4% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 47.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

have 31.9% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 14.7% more likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 23.1% more on education

Ghana spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.5% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 25.2% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.