Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
have 81.5% more doctors per person
Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
live 4.3 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 39.5% less access to essential health services
Bahrain scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bahrain, approximately 7.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 35.2% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on education
Bahrain spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 25.5% less coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Bahrain, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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