Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 10.0 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 77.7% more doctors per person
Burma has 7.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
be 8.9 times more likely to be obese
In Burma, 8.1% 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
Burma scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 51.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.8 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.
have 26.5% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.5 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 47.3% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.3% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.8% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Infrastructure
find 6.3 times more home broadband
Burma has 2.9 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 (2019–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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