Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 71.0% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2024.

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have 92.1% more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Bosnia and Herzegovina has 25.8 as of 2019.

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have 43.5% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bosnia and Herzegovina scores 66 as of 2021.

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Life

be 65.5% less 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 36.2% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 32.9% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 86.1% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 29.3% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 83.3% less coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.

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Safety

be 22.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, they kill 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 61.3% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Bosnia and Herzegovina has 29.4 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2019–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 51,187 sq km. Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a "Greater Serbia." In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995). The Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multi-ethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the Bosniak/Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative (OHR) to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called "Bonn Powers." An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a policing capacity.
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