Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 60.5% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.2 years less
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 15.6% less money
Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 16.4% 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
have 11.2% more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.0% more likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Brazil, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 74.3% more on education
Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 62.4 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brazil: At a glance
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