Ghana or Nicaragua: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Nicaragua wins on more indicators: 9 of 13 against 4.
- Safety and trust: Ghana 2:1
- Costs and work: Nicaragua 0:1
- Climate and health: Nicaragua 0:7
- Law and institutions: Ghana 2:0
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
Nicaragua
Safety and trust
Better: Ghana (2 : 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
lower is better
periods differ
✓1.8 per 100,000 residents
202284% lower
✗11.4 per 100,000 residents
2021520% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
periods differ
✓5%
201416% higher
✗4%
202214% lower
Costs and work
Better: Nicaragua (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$8,610
20257% lower
✓$9,284
20258% higher
Climate and health
Better: Nicaragua (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗65.7 years
202413% lower
✓75.1 years
202414% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗63.3 years
202413% lower
✓72.5 years
202415% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗68.2 years
202412% lower
✓77.6 years
202414% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗72.5 years
20239% lower
✓79.3 years
20239% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗97.25%
20242% lower
✓99.06%
20242% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗96.41%
20242% lower
✓98.88%
20243% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗28.1 µg/m³ per year
202338% higher
✓20.4 µg/m³ per year
202327% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Ghana (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.00 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.59 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
✗-1.38 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, Nicaragua.