Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.1 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 50.1% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 40.7% less money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.

be 75.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

be 29.3% 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 Dominica, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.

have 10.8% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, there are 13.9 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 Dominica, about 70.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 42.9% more on education

Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 77.4% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 23.3% more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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

Dominica: At a glance

Dominica is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 751 sq km. Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.
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