Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 5.3 years less
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 16.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 39.5% more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more 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 Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.1% less likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.4% less on education
Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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