Quality of life comparison

live 4.5 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 64.8% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 3.3 times more money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.

be 76.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.

be 80.9% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 10.6% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 79.6% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Denmark, about 97.0% do as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 3.2 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2019.

see 61.0 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.