Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 80.5% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.
live 7.8 years less
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 68.3% less money
Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% more on education
Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ghana: At a glance
How big is Ghana compared to Cook Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.