Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 53.3% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 66.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
Life
be 77.7% 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 Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 38.7% more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 66.7% more likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Israel, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 77.1% more on education
Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Israel: At a glance
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