Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 65.6% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Colombia, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2024.

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have 73.9% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Colombia scores 80 as of 2021.

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Life

be 34.1% 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, 10.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 22.5% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Colombia, about 79.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 14.3% more on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Colombia spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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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.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Bank (2020–2024), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Colombia is 3.9% cheaper than Cook Islands overall
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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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