Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 64.1% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2024.
have 97.8% more access to essential health services
Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Canada scores 91 as of 2021.
Life
be 70.5% 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
have 26.4% fewer children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 94.3% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 1684.0 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
Safety
be 73.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Canada, they kill 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.3 times more home broadband
Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Canada has 42.5 as of 2024.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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