Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 53.5% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 33.7% of people as of 2024.

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have 51.8% more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Libya has 20.4 as of 2017.

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have 34.8% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Libya scores 62 as of 2021.

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live 6.0 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Libya, that number is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 50.4% 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 Libya, on the other hand, 7.9 children do as of 2024.

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have 36.4% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 26.5% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Libya, about 82.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 14.8 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.

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Safety

be 93.2% more likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 75.2% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2017–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Compare further: Cook Islands vs. Libya

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Libya: At a glance

Libya is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,759,540 sq km. The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership and began to espouse his political system at home, which was a combination of socialism and Islam. During the 1970s, QADHAFI used oil revenues to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversive and terrorist activities that included the downing of two airliners - one over Scotland, another in Northern Africa - and a discotheque bombing in Berlin. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically and economically following the attacks; sanctions were lifted in 2003 following Libyan acceptance of responsibility for the bombings and agreement to claimant compensation. QADHAFI also agreed to end Libya's program to develop weapons of mass destruction, and he made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations. Unrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in late 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in early 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned a civil war that triggered UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community. After months of seesaw fighting between government and opposition forces, the QADHAFI regime was toppled in mid-2011 and replaced by a transitional government. Libya in 2012 formed a new parliament and elected a new prime minister.
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