Ghana's Social Factors

SOCIAL IMPACT FACTORS


The World Economics Social Impact Index weights multiple key social indicators covering Health (45%), Education (25%) and Employment (30%) to measure each nation's relationship with it's citizens, population, workers, and communities. Learn more...

Ghana's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Index data: World Economics Research, London
Original source data: United Nations, Washington D.C.


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Grade
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Social
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Life
Expectancy
Years
Median
Age
Years
Years of
Schooling
Average
Education Spend
% of GDP
Population in
Employment
% in work
Poverty
% in poverty
Japan A 97.3 85 48 13 3.4 60.2 -
Canada A 96.5 83 40 14 5.2 60.3 -
Iceland A 96.3 83 36 14 7.7 62.5 -
Australia A 95.2 85 37 13 6.1 62.4 -
Germany A 95.1 81 45 14 4.7 59.2 -
Hong Kong A 94.8 86 45 12 4.0 55.9 -
Israel A 94.7 82 29 13 7.1 59.1 -
Norway A 94.7 83 39 13 5.9 62.9 -
Switzerland A 94.4 84 42 13 5.2 63.6 -
Luxembourg A 94.1 83 39 13 5.0 58.8 -
Korea, Rep. A 93.8 84 43 13 4.7 60.7 -
New Zealand A 93.8 83 37 13 6.0 67.2 -
United Kingdom A 93.2 81 40 13 5.5 59.7 -
Finland A 93.1 82 42 13 5.9 55.6 -
Malta A 93.0 84 39 12 5.9 60.1 -
Portugal A 92.9 81 45 13 5.0 54.0 -
Denmark A 92.7 81 41 13 6.4 59.2 -
Netherlands A 92.0 82 42 13 5.3 64.2 -
Slovenia A 91.9 81 43 13 5.8 55.4 -
Belgium A 91.6 82 41 12 6.7 50.8 -
Cyprus A 91.1 81 38 12 6.1 58.8 -
Austria A 91.0 82 43 12 5.1 57.0 -
United States A 90.5 77 38 14 6.1 57.4 -
France A 90.1 83 42 12 5.5 51.1 -
Estonia A 90.0 77 42 14 6.6 59.4 -
Spain A 89.9 83 44 11 4.6 49.0 -
Ireland A 89.5 82 38 12 3.1 58.3 -
United Arab Emirates A 89.2 79 33 13 3.9 73.9 -
Italy A 88.0 83 47 11 4.3 43.7 -
Greece A 87.1 80 45 11 4.4 43.0 -
Croatia B 86.7 78 44 12 5.5 47.5 -
Lithuania B 86.4 74 44 14 4.0 57.2 -
Latvia B 85.6 74 44 13 6.0 55.5 -
Sweden B 85.5 83 40 10 7.2 59.2 -
Bahrain B 84.8 79 33 11 2.2 69.0 -
Chile B 84.5 79 35 11 5.6 49.6 -
Hungary B 83.8 75 43 12 4.8 56.7 -
Slovak Republic B 83.3 75 41 12 4.6 56.3 -
Albania B 83.1 77 37 11 3.1 51.6 -
Bahamas, The B 81.9 72 32 13 2.8 59.4 -
Belarus B 81.3 72 40 12 4.7 60.7 -
Qatar B 81.2 79 33 10 3.2 87.1 -
Argentina B 80.9 75 31 11 5.0 53.8 1.6
Georgia B 80.8 72 36 13 3.6 52.6 4.2
Sri Lanka B 80.7 76 33 11 1.9 46.0 0.9
Oman B 80.1 73 29 12 5.4 66.1 -
Bosnia and Herzegovina B 79.8 75 42 11 - 35.6 0.1
Malaysia B 79.7 75 30 11 3.9 61.7 -
Uzbekistan B 79.1 71 27 12 4.9 53.6 -
Panama B 79.0 76 29 10 3.9 54.0 -
Kazakhstan B 78.9 69 30 12 4.4 65.7 -
Bulgaria B 78.7 72 45 11 4.0 52.6 -
Armenia B 78.5 72 34 11 2.8 41.1 0.4
Jordan B 78.5 74 23 10 3.2 30.8 0.1
Thailand B 78.1 79 39 9 3.1 65.8 -
Mauritius B 77.8 74 37 10 4.9 52.4 -
Ukraine B 77.7 72 41 11 5.4 50.2 -
Romania B 77.2 74 42 10 3.7 49.5 -
Moldova B 76.8 69 36 12 6.4 37.1 -
Poland B 76.7 77 41 9 5.2 55.1 -
Tajikistan C 76.5 72 22 11 5.9 37.2 4.1
Kyrgyzstan C 76.3 70 24 11 6.2 51.4 1.1
North Macedonia C 76.0 74 38 10 - 44.3 3.4
Russia C 75.9 69 39 11 3.7 58.3 -
Costa Rica C 75.8 77 33 9 6.7 48.6 2.1
Turkmenistan C 75.8 69 26 11 3.1 43.5 -
Uruguay C 75.6 75 35 9 4.6 55.2 -
Türkiye C 75.2 76 31 9 3.4 43.5 -
China C 74.5 78 38 8 3.6 64.8 0.1
Lebanon C 74.4 75 28 9 1.7 36.3 -
Kuwait C 74.3 79 38 7 6.6 67.9 -
Algeria C 73.9 76 28 8 7.0 35.1 0.4
Azerbaijan C 73.9 69 31 11 4.3 59.6 -
Dominican Republic C 73.3 73 27 9 4.6 57.0 0.8
Mongolia C 72.2 71 27 9 4.7 54.7 0.5
Vietnam C 71.3 74 32 8 4.1 72.8 1.8
Jamaica C 71.1 71 31 9 6.0 57.2 -
Philippines C 70.8 69 25 10 3.7 54.7 2.7
Singapore C 70.8 83 42 5 2.8 66.1 -
Ecuador C 70.7 74 28 9 3.7 60.7 6.5
Senegal C 70.5 67 18 11 5.5 42.9 7.6
Egypt C 70.4 70 24 10 2.5 37.4 3.8
Peru C 70.4 72 28 9 4.0 70.3 4.4
Brazil C 69.9 73 33 8 6.0 50.0 1.7
Mexico C 69.7 70 29 9 4.3 56.4 3.1
Tunisia C 69.6 74 32 7 7.3 38.2 0.2
Colombia C 68.3 73 31 9 4.9 55.4 10.3
Libya C 68.2 72 26 8 - 38.3 -
Nicaragua C 67.4 74 25 7 4.6 59.7 3.4
Gabon C 65.7 66 22 9 3.2 37.5 3.4
Indonesia D 65.6 68 29 9 3.5 64.7 2.2
Sudan D 65.4 65 18 11 - 38.5 12.2
El Salvador D 65.2 71 26 7 4.1 53.3 1.3
Morocco D 65.2 74 29 6 6.8 38.6 0.9
South Africa D 65.1 62 27 13 6.6 35.1 18.7
Guyana D 64.8 66 26 9 4.5 43.6 -
Saudi Arabia D 64.4 77 30 4 7.8 56.1 -
Bolivia D 64.2 64 24 10 9.8 69.5 4.4
Bangladesh D 62.0 72 26 7 2.1 54.0 14.3
Bhutan D 60.7 72 28 5 7.0 57.5 1.5
Cambodia D 58.9 70 27 5 3.1 79.2 -
Botswana D 58.8 61 24 10 8.7 45.5 14.5
Honduras D 58.7 70 23 7 6.4 55.3 14.8
Paraguay D 58.3 70 26 5 3.3 66.9 0.8
Myanmar D 57.9 66 29 6 2.1 53.6 1.4
Ghana D 56.7 64 20 8 4.0 65.2 12.7
Serbia D 56.6 74 43 3 3.6 47.8 2.3
Guatemala D 56.4 69 22 6 3.1 56.1 8.8
Suriname D 56.1 70 28 4 5.0 48.7 -
Laos D 53.9 68 24 5 2.3 75.5 10.0
Papua New Guinea D 53.7 65 22 11 1.4 45.9 38.0
Rwanda D 52.8 66 19 13 3.8 81.0 56.5
Pakistan D 52.3 66 20 5 2.4 47.9 3.6
Nepal D 51.5 69 24 5 4.2 75.6 15.0
India D 51.3 67 28 7 4.5 42.8 22.5
Mauritania D 50.6 64 18 5 1.9 39.6 6.0
Sierra Leone D 48.6 60 19 11 9.1 53.0 43.0
Namibia D 48.5 59 21 7 9.6 45.6 13.8
Gambia D 45.7 62 17 5 2.8 51.0 10.3
Afghanistan D 45.4 62 17 3 2.9 35.9 -
Comoros E 44.5 63 20 5 2.5 39.3 19.1
Cote d'Ivoire E 44.2 59 18 5 3.4 53.6 9.2
Haiti E 43.3 63 23 6 1.4 54.5 24.5
Zimbabwe E 41.9 59 18 9 3.9 79.4 39.5
Cameroon E 41.4 60 18 6 3.2 72.5 26.0
Central African Republic E 40.9 54 15 4 2.2 66.6 -
Togo E 40.4 62 19 5 4.0 55.1 24.1
Yemen, Rep. E 40.0 64 19 3 5.5 31.8 18.3
Kenya E 39.3 61 19 7 4.8 69.0 37.1
Congo, Rep. E 39.0 64 18 6 4.4 51.1 39.6
Benin E 38.7 60 18 4 3.0 69.8 19.2
Tanzania E 38.1 66 17 6 3.3 81.1 49.4
Uganda E 36.4 63 16 6 2.7 65.6 41.0
Ethiopia E 36.0 65 19 3 4.5 75.6 30.8
Eswatini E 35.3 57 22 6 5.0 36.8 29.2
Guinea-Bissau E 34.2 60 18 4 2.7 66.0 24.7
Mali E 33.4 59 15 2 4.4 63.3 16.3
Lesotho E 33.3 53 22 6 8.7 47.9 27.2
Zambia E 31.4 61 17 7 3.7 63.9 58.7
Liberia E 31.1 61 18 5 2.7 71.7 44.4
Nigeria E 31.1 53 17 7 0.5 48.5 39.1
Angola E 30.6 62 16 5 2.4 69.9 49.9
Guinea E 30.2 59 18 2 2.2 58.2 23.2
Burkina Faso E 25.9 59 17 2 5.5 61.8 33.7
Niger E 25.0 62 15 2 3.8 72.4 41.4
Congo, Dem. Rep E 21.1 59 16 7 2.7 61.6 77.2
Chad E 20.6 53 15 3 2.9 57.2 33.2
Madagascar E 20.5 65 19 5 3.1 82.3 78.8
Malawi E 19.4 63 17 5 2.9 70.3 73.5
Mozambique E 16.3 59 17 3 6.3 75.1 63.7
Burundi E 14.7 62 16 3 5.0 76.8 72.8



Key:
Social Factors Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Very good.

Grade definitions:
         A: Very good
         B: Good
         C: Average
         D: Poor
         E: Very poor

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