Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 69.2% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.

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have 2.5 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Latvia has 34.0 as of 2022.

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have 63.0% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Latvia scores 75 as of 2021.

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Life

be 86.2% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 43.0% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 43.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Latvia, about 92.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 4.2 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.

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Safety

be 44.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Latvia, they kill 9.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 41.3% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Latvia has 25.8 as of 2024.

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

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Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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