Ghana or Marshall Islands: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Marshall Islands wins on more indicators: 10 of 11 against 1.
- Safety and trust: Marshall Islands 0:1
- Costs and work: Marshall Islands 0:1
- Climate and health: Marshall Islands 1:6
- Law and institutions: Marshall Islands 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Ghana
Indicator
Marshall Islands
Safety and trust
Better: Marshall Islands (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.11 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
1.8 per 100,000 residents
2022
4.2 per 100,000 residents
1994
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
5%
2014
no data
Costs and work
Better: Marshall Islands (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$8,610
20254% lower
✓$8,964
20254% higher
Climate and health
Better: Marshall Islands (1 : 6)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗65.7 years
20242% lower
✓67.1 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗63.3 years
20243% lower
✓65.0 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗68.2 years
20242% lower
✓69.5 years
20242% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✓72.5 years
20231% higher
✗71.6 years
20231% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
97.25%
2024almost equal
✓97.73%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
96.41%
2024almost equal
✓97.33%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗28.1 µg/m³ per year
2023585% higher
✓4.1 µg/m³ per year
202385% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Marshall Islands (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗0.00 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.11 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.35 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Ghana, Marshall Islands.