Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years longer
In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (72 years for men, 75 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.
have 2.4 times more doctors per person
Bhutan has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
be 5.5 times more likely to be obese
In Bhutan, 13.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 23.3% less access to essential health services
Bhutan scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 16.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Bhutan, approximately 13.7 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 29.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bhutan, approximately 91.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% less on education
Bhutan spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 27.6% less on healthcare
Bhutan spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Safety
be 44.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Bhutan, road accidents kill 12.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 6.2 times more home broadband
Bhutan has 2.9 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 (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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