Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 49.5% less access to essential health services
Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 36.0% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 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 31.3% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 94.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 3.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 57.1% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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