Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 56.9% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 31.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 63.5% less money
Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 30.0% less 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 Belize, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 69.6% more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belize, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 93.5% more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belize: At a glance
How big is Belize compared to Cook Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.