Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 92.1% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.

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have 13.0% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bangladesh scores 52 as of 2021.

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live 2.2 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 65.2% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 53.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, 24.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 17.6% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bangladesh, about 53.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 55.9% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bangladesh spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 32.2% less on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.

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Infrastructure

find 55.6% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Bangladesh has 8.1 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Bangladesh: At a glance

Bangladesh is a sovereign country in South Asia, with a total land area of approximately 130,170 sq km. Muslim conversions and settlement in the region now referred to as Bangladesh began in the 10th century, primarily from Arab and Persian traders and preachers. Europeans began to set up trading posts in the area in the 16th century. Eventually the area known as Bengal, primarily Hindu in the western section and mostly Muslim in the eastern half, became part of British India. Partition in 1947 resulted in an eastern wing of Pakistan in the Muslim-majority area, which became East Pakistan. Calls for greater autonomy and animosity between the eastern and western wings of Pakistan led to a Bengali independence movement. That movement, led by the Awami League (AL) and supported by India, won independence for Bangladesh in a brief war in 1971, during which at least 300,000 civilians died. The post-independence, AL government faced daunting challenges and in 1975 was overthrown by the military, triggering a series of military coups that resulted in a military-backed government and subsequent creation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). That government also ended in a coup in 1981, followed by military-backed rule until democratic elections in 1991. The BNP and AL have alternately held power since then, with the exception of a military-backed, emergency caretaker regime that suspended parliamentary elections planned for January 2007 in an effort to reform the political system and root out corruption. That government returned the country to fully democratic rule in December 2008 with the election of the AL and Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA. In January 2014, the AL won the national election by an overwhelming majority after the BNP boycotted, extending HASINA's term as prime minister. With the help of international development assistance, Bangladesh has made great progress in food security since independence, and the economy has grown at an average of about 6 percent over the last two decades.
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