Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 53.9% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $16,700 as of 2016.
Life
have 76.0% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cook Islands, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 41.9% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cook Islands, about 54.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cook Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 65.9% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cook Islands: At a glance
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