If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 19.0% fewer doctors per person

Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.

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have 37.8% less access to essential health services

Algeria scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.

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Life

be 18.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.5 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.

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have 35.8% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 16.3% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 48.8% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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spend 26.4% less on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.

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Geography

see 88.0% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.

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Infrastructure

find 36.8% more home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Cook Islands: At a glance

Cook Islands is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 236 sq km. Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.
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