Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Belarus, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 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 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Belarus, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 41.8% less access to essential health services
Belarus scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 72.1% more children
In Belarus, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belarus, approximately 1.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 31.3% less likely to have internet access
In Belarus, approximately 94.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 54.8% less on healthcare
Belarus spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Belarus, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 49.8% less home broadband
Belarus has 36.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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