Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Afghanistan, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
have 12.2% more access to essential health services
Afghanistan scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
be 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Afghanistan, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 67.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Afghanistan, approximately 48.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 65.4% fewer children
In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 4.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Afghanistan, approximately 16.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 78.7% less on healthcare
Afghanistan spends 15.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 58.6% more on education
Afghanistan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Safety
be 27.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Afghanistan, road accidents kill 24.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 227.8 times more home broadband
Afghanistan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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