Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.7 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 62.1% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 4.9 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.

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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. Greece scores 77 as of 2021.

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Life

be 79.9% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 45.5% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 33.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greece, about 86.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 26.5% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 114.0 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

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Safety

be 58.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.5 times more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Compare further: Cook Islands vs. Greece

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Greece is 10.8% more expensive than Cook Islands overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Cook Islands is about 559 times smaller than Greece.
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Moving from Cook Islands to Greece · UN DESA 2005
3 people born in Cook Islands live in Greece.
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Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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