Ghana vs Haiti: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Ghana
65.5 years
in 2023
Haiti
64.94 years
in 2023
Ghana rank
207th
Haiti rank
209th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Ghana
- Haiti
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 65.5 years against 64.94 years in Haiti, a difference of 0.56 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 207th and Haiti ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Haiti in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.06 years | 40.4 years | 4.65 years | Ghana |
| 1960s | 47.53 years | 44.96 years | 2.57 years | Ghana |
| 1970s | 49.2 years | 48.56 years | 0.6417 years | Ghana |
| 1980s | 52.7 years | 51.42 years | 1.27 years | Ghana |
| 1990s | 56.59 years | 55.32 years | 1.27 years | Ghana |
| 2000s | 59.5 years | 59.89 years | 0.3904 years | Haiti |
| 2010s | 62.93 years | 61.38 years | 1.54 years | Ghana |
| 2020s | 64.83 years | 63.82 years | 1.02 years | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Ghana or Haiti?
- Ghana, at 65.5 years against 64.94 years in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Ghana and Haiti?
- 0.56 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Haiti?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Haiti rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Ghana ranks 207th and Haiti ranks 209th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.