Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 42.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 53.3% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 58.1% more on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 77.7% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 32.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 27.6 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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