Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 75.4% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.

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live 14.8 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 86.8% fewer doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Liberia has 1.8 as of 2022.

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Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Liberia, there are 30.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.0 times 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 Liberia, on the other hand, 63.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 50.3% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Liberia, about 32.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 50.7% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 4.1 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.

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Safety

be 11.4% less likely to be murdered

Cook Islands has a homicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Liberia, that number is 3.1 per 100,000 as of 2012.

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be 13.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Liberia, they kill 15.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 98.5% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Liberia has 0.3 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Liberia: At a glance

Liberia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 96,320 sq km. Settlement of freed slaves from the US in what is today Liberia began in 1822; by 1847, the Americo-Liberians were able to establish a republic. William TUBMAN, president from 1944-71, did much to promote foreign investment and to bridge the economic, social, and political gaps between the descendants of the original settlers and the inhabitants of the interior. In 1980, a military coup led by Samuel DOE ushered in a decade of authoritarian rule. In December 1989, Charles TAYLOR launched a rebellion against DOE's regime that led to a prolonged civil war in which DOE was killed. A period of relative peace in 1997 allowed for elections that brought TAYLOR to power, but major fighting resumed in 2000. An August 2003 peace agreement ended the war and prompted the resignation of former president Charles TAYLOR, who faces war crimes charges in The Hague related to his involvement in Sierra Leone's civil war. After two years of rule by a transitional government, democratic elections in late 2005 brought President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF to power. She subsequently won reelection in 2011 in a second round vote that was boycotted by the opposition and remains challenged to build Liberia's economy and reconcile a nation still recovering from 14 years of fighting. The United Nations Security Council in September 2012 passed Resolution 2066 which calls for a reduction of UN troops in Liberia by half by 2015, bringing the troop total down to fewer than 4000, and challenging Liberia's security sector to fill the gaps.
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