Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 59.9% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Macedonia, that number is 22.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 32.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Macedonia, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 54.0% 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 Macedonia, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
have 16.7% fewer children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macedonia, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.0% more likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Macedonia, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Macedonia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macedonia: At a glance
How big is Macedonia compared to Cook Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.