Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Guam, you would:
Economy
make 53.1% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $16,700 as of 2016.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
be 39.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 32.4% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cook Islands, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cook Islands, about 54.0% do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cook Islands: At a glance
How big is Cook Islands compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.