Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.2 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 71.9% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.

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have 2.6 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.

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have 71.7% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Estonia scores 79 as of 2021.

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Life

be 90.6% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 41.3% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 42.3% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 92.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 13.3% more on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 31.6 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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Safety

be 75.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 94.0% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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