Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 12.6 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 11.5% less access to essential health services
Bangladesh scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 34.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 24.4 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.
have 39.5% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.3% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 53.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 47.5% more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 79.3% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.3 times more home broadband
Bangladesh has 8.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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