Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 70.9% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mauritius, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 43.5% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mauritius scores 66 as of 2021.

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live 3.3 years less

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

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Life

be 13.4% 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 Mauritius, on the other hand, 13.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 14.9% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritius, about 73.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 74.1% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 47.5% more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.

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Safety

be 44.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritius, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 53.5% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mauritius has 28.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Mauritius: At a glance

Mauritius is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,030 sq km. Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.
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