Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 88.6% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 4.8 years less
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 75.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
make 34.7% less money
Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 27.0% more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 69.7% 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 Bhutan, on the other hand, 27.0 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 97.1% more on education
Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bhutan spends 6.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 16.1% more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bhutan: At a glance
How big is Bhutan compared to Cook Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.