Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 41.9% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 38.3% less money
Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 29.6% 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 Libya, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 71.8% more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Libya, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 59.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.8 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Cook Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.