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

Health

live 12.3 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 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.

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have 5.5 times more doctors per person

Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.

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have 24.3% more access to essential health services

Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.

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be 5.7 times more likely to be obese

In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.

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Life

be 50.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 32.1 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 67.4% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 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 59.2% more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 40.7% 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 83.3% more on education

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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spend 25.5% more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% 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 92.5% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.

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Safety

be 17.3% more likely to die in a road accident

In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 50.6 times more home broadband

Angola has 0.4 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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