Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 76.8% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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live 10.1 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 68.5% fewer doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Comoros, there are 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.2 times more 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 Comoros, on the other hand, 35.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 49.8% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 49.1% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 64.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 97.9% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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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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Comoros: At a glance

Comoros is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,235 sq km. Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup, and helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election, and each island in the archipelago elected its president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair.
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