Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of China, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 7.8 times more likely to be obese
In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 56.8% fewer doctors per person
China has 31.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 43.2% less access to essential health services
China scores 81 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 78.7% more children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 46.1% less on healthcare
China spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 17.9% more on education
China spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Infrastructure
find 61.4% less home broadband
China has 47.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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