Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 69.2% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

live 10.7 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 46.7% less money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 99.3% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 84.7% 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 Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 24.1% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.7 times more on education

Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.7 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 13.1 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Namibia: At a glance

Namibia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 823,290 sq km. South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009.
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