Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China 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 China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 87.2% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
have 76.1% more access to essential health services
Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. China scores 81 as of 2021.
Life
be 74.3% 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 China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 44.0% fewer children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% less on education
Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 85.6% more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 120.8 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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China: At a glance
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