Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 93.2% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 4.9% of people as of 2024.

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have 26.1% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cambodia scores 58 as of 2021.

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live 6.3 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 84.3% fewer doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Cambodia has 2.1 as of 2019.

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Life

have 67.9% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cambodia, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 52.6% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 44.4% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.7 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.

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Safety

be 48.6% less likely to be murdered

Cook Islands has a homicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Cambodia, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2011.

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Infrastructure

find 77.2% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cambodia has 4.2 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2019–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2011–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Cambodia: At a glance

Cambodia is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 176,515 sq km. Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire, ushering in a long period of decline. The king placed the country under French protection in 1863, and it became part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia gained full independence from France in 1953. In April 1975, after a five-year struggle, communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh and evacuated all cities and towns. At least 1.5 million Cambodians died from execution, forced hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, began a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, and touched off almost 13 years of civil war. The 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated democratic elections and a ceasefire, which was not fully respected by the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy under a coalition government. Factional fighting in 1997 ended the first coalition government, but a second round of national elections in 1998 led to the formation of another coalition government and renewed political stability. The remaining elements of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in early 1999. Some of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders have been tried or are awaiting trial for crimes against humanity by a hybrid UN-Cambodian tribunal supported by international assistance. Elections in July 2003 were relatively peaceful, but it took one year of negotiations between contending political parties before a coalition government was formed. In October 2004, King Norodom SIHANOUK abdicated the throne and his son, Prince Norodom SIHAMONI, was selected to succeed him. Local elections were held in Cambodia in April 2007, with little of the pre-election violence that preceded prior elections. National elections in July 2008 were relatively peaceful, as were commune council elections in June 2012.
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