Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 50.6% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Georgia, that number is 35.7% of people as of 2024.

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have 47.8% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Georgia scores 68 as of 2021.

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live 2.5 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Georgia, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 52.9% 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 Georgia, on the other hand, 7.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 29.3% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Georgia, about 83.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 13.5% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Georgia spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Georgia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Georgia, that number is 310 km.

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Safety

be 27.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Georgia, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 67.0% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Georgia has 30.4 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Georgia: At a glance

Georgia is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 69,700 sq km. The region of present day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D., and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th-13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1921 and regained its independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Mounting public discontent over rampant corruption and ineffective government services, followed by an attempt by the incumbent Georgian Government to manipulate national legislative elections in November 2003 touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. In the aftermath of that popular movement, which became known as the "Rose Revolution," new elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his United National Movement (UNM) party. Progress on market reforms and democratization has been made in the years since independence, but this progress has been complicated by Russian assistance and support to the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Periodic flare-ups in tension and violence culminated in a five-day conflict in August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, including the invasion of large portions of undisputed Georgian territory. Russian troops pledged to pull back from most occupied Georgian territory, but in late August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Russian military forces remain in those regions. Billionaire philanthropist Bidzina IVANISHVILI's unexpected entry into politics in October 2011 brought the divided opposition together under his Georgian Dream coalition, which won a majority of seats in the October 2012 parliamentary election and removed UNM from power. Conceding defeat, SAAKASHVILI named IVANISHVILI as prime minister and allowed Georgian Dream to create a new government. Georgian Dream's Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI was inaugurated as president on 17 November 2013, ending a tense year of power-sharing between SAAKASHVILI and IVANISHVILI. IVANISHVILI voluntarily resigned from office after the presidential succession, and Georgia's legislature on 20 November 2013 confirmed Irakli GARIBASHVILI as his replacement. Georgia's recent elections represent unique examples of a former Soviet state that emerged to conduct democratic and peaceful government transitions of power. Popular and government support for integration with the West is high in Georgia. Joining the EU and NATO are among the country's top foreign policy goals.
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