Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 85.3% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 10.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 13.3 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Mozambique, that number is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 87.0% fewer doctors per person

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

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Life

have 3.1 times more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mozambique, there are 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.7 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 Mozambique, on the other hand, 43.7 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 68.3% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mozambique, about 20.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.0% more on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mozambique spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.7 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 20.6 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.

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Safety

be 14.2% more likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mozambique, they kill 20.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 99.2% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mozambique has 0.1 as of 2024.

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

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Mozambique: At a glance

Mozambique is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 786,380 sq km. Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid 1990s. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between Frelimo and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA, promised to continue the sound economic policies that have encouraged foreign investment. President GUEBUZA was reelected to a second term in October 2009. However, the elections were flawed by voter fraud, questionable disqualification of candidates, and Frelimo use of government resources during the campaign. As a result, Freedom House removed Mozambique from its list of electoral democracies.
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