Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 6.8 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 80.7% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.

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have 3.1 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Italy has 41.9 as of 2022.

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have 82.6% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Italy scores 84 as of 2021.

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Life

be 85.6% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 47.9% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 37.7% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 89.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 11.5% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 63.3 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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Safety

be 71.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 74.4% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Italy has 31.8 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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Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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