If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Cambodia, you would:

Health

live 6.3 years longer

In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 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.

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have 6.4 times more doctors per person

Cambodia has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.

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be 14.7 times more likely to be obese

In Cambodia, 4.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 20.7% less access to essential health services

Cambodia scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.

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Life

have 40.4% fewer children

In Cambodia, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.7% less on healthcare

Cambodia spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.

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spend 2.1 times more on education

Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 72.9% less coastline

Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.

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Safety

be 94.4% more likely to be murdered

Cambodia has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2011. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2012.

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Infrastructure

find 4.4 times more home broadband

Cambodia has 4.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2011–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Cook Islands: At a glance

Cook Islands is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 236 sq km. Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.
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