Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 68.7% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Gabon, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 8.6 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 61.3% fewer doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Gabon has 5.2 as of 2022.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gabon, there are 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 62.6% more 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 Gabon, on the other hand, 25.9 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 49.6% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Gabon spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 7.4 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.

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Safety

be 29.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Gabon, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 74.3% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Gabon has 4.7 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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Gabon: At a glance

Gabon is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 257,667 sq km. El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world - dominated the country's political scene for four decades (1967-2009) following independence from France in 1960. President BONGO introduced a nominal multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s. However, allegations of electoral fraud during local elections in December 2002 and the presidential elections in 2005 exposed the weaknesses of formal political structures in Gabon. Following President BONGO's death in 2009, new elections brought Ali BONGO Ondimba, son of the former president, to power. Despite constrained political conditions, Gabon's small population, abundant natural resources, and considerable foreign support have helped make it one of the more stable African countries.
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