Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.2 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 44.1% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.

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have 78.3% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chile scores 82 as of 2021.

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Life

be 63.6% 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 Chile, on the other hand, 5.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 27.9% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 47.5% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Chile, about 95.6% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 53.6 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

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Safety

be 41.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chile, they kill 10.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 30.2% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.

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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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Chile is 19.0% cheaper than Cook Islands overall
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Chile: At a glance

Chile is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 743,812 sq km. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while the Mapuche inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Mapuche were brought under central government control. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation. In January 2014, Chile assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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