Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 60.1% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.

live 2.2 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 19.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.

make 19.8% less money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.

Life

be 26.9% 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 Colombia, on the other hand, 11.7 children do as of 2022.

have 21.2% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 29.6% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 28.6% more on education

Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 26.7 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Colombia: At a glance

Colombia is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,038,700 sq km. Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A nearly five-decade long conflict between government forces and anti-government insurgent groups, principally the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) heavily funded by the drug trade, escalated during the 1990s. More than 31,000 former paramilitaries had demobilized by the end of 2006 and the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia as a formal organization had ceased to function. In the wake of the paramilitary demobilization, emerging criminal groups arose, whose members include some former paramilitaries. The insurgents lack the military or popular support necessary to overthrow the government, but continue attacks against civilians. Large areas of the countryside are under guerrilla influence or are contested by security forces. In November 2012, the Colombian Government started formal peace negotiations with the FARC aimed at reaching a definitive bilateral ceasefire and incorporating demobilized FARC members into mainstream society and politics. The Colombian Government has stepped up efforts to reassert government control throughout the country, and now has a presence in every one of its administrative departments. Despite decades of internal conflict and drug related security challenges, Colombia maintains relatively strong democratic institutions characterized by peaceful, transparent elections and the protection of civil liberties.
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