Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 60.0% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2024.

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have 72.0% more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.

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have 67.4% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ecuador scores 77 as of 2021.

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Life

be 31.6% 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 Ecuador, on the other hand, 10.9 children do as of 2024.

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have 22.5% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 19.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ecuador, about 77.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 19.8% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 18.6 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.

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Safety

be 33.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
Ecuador is 39.5% cheaper than Cook Islands overall
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Ecuador: At a glance

Ecuador is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 276,841 sq km. What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, and Quito - gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia. When Quito withdrew in 1830, the traditional name was changed in favor of the "Republic of the Equator." Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 30 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period was marred by political instability. Protests in Quito contributed to the mid-term ouster of three of Ecuador's last four democratically elected presidents. In late 2008, voters approved a new constitution, Ecuador's 20th since gaining independence. General elections were held in February 2013, and voters re-elected President Rafael CORREA.
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