Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 71.2% 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 Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 56.2% fewer children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.9% less on education
Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.8% less coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 63.9% more home broadband
Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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