Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Chad, you would:
Health
live 21.9 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 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 58.6% more access to essential health services
Chad scores 29 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
be 9.8 times more likely to be obese
In Chad, 7.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 71.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 56.3 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 72.0% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 43.3 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 5.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 12.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% less on healthcare
Chad spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 43.7% more on education
Chad spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Safety
be 33.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chad, road accidents kill 26.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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