Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 67.1% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 47.1% less access to essential health services
Australia scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 13.1% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 32.6% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 69.2% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 3.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 50.1% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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