Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 5.8 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 84.5% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In France, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.

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have 2.4 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. France has 32.8 as of 2022.

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have 84.8% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. France scores 85 as of 2021.

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Life

be 78.7% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 19.8% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 36.8% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 88.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 15.7% more on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. France spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 40.4 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

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Safety

be 73.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In France, they kill 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.7 times more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. France has 48.9 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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Moving from Cook Islands to France · UN DESA 2020
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France: At a glance

France is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 549,970 sq km. France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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