Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 58.4% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 65.2% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guyana scores 76 as of 2021.

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live 6.8 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 64.3% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 45.6% 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 Guyana, on the other hand, 23.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 28.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guyana, about 83.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 22.8% less on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.8 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.

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Safety

be 13.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 29.0% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.

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

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Guyana: At a glance

Guyana is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 196,849 sq km. Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. After his death five years later, his wife, Janet JAGAN, became president but resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001 and again in 2006. Donald RAMOTAR was elected president in 2011.
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