Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 60.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2024.
live 12.6 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 11.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
have 35.9 times more doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
have 72.9% more access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cuba scores 83 as of 2021.
be 57.9% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 85.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 234.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 30.3% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 99.7% as of 2021.
be 75.3% 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 Cuba, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2024.
have 66.7% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 3.2 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.9 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 79.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 4.7 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
use 2.6 times more electricity
Ghana uses 565 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
Environment
be 65.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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