Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 45.9% less access to essential health services
Austria scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 44.0% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 12.9% less on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Safety
be 3.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 39.5% less home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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