Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 90.6% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Niger, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2024.

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live 15.7 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 23.9% less access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Niger scores 35 as of 2021.

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Life

have 3.4 times more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Niger, there are 41.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.1 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 Niger, on the other hand, 65.6 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 76.0% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Niger, about 15.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 11.5% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Niger spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 26.6% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 25.7% more likely to be murdered

Cook Islands has a homicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Niger, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2012.

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be 41.5% more likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Niger, they kill 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 99.4% less home broadband

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

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Niger: At a glance

Niger is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,266,700 sq km. Niger became independent from France in 1960 and experienced single-party and military rule until 1991, when Gen. Ali SAIBOU was forced by public pressure to allow multiparty elections, which resulted in a democratic government in 1993. Political infighting brought the government to a standstill and in 1996 led to a coup by Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999, BARE was killed in a counter coup by military officers who restored democratic rule and held elections that brought Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004 and in 2009 spearheaded a constitutional amendment that would allow him to extend his term as president. In February 2010, a military coup deposed TANDJA, immediately suspended the constitution, and dissolved the Cabinet. ISSOUFOU Mahamadou emerged victorious from a crowded field in the election following the coup and was inaugurated in April 2011. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. The Nigerien Movement for Justice, a predominantly ethnic Tuareg rebel group, emerged in February 2007, and attacked several military targets in Niger's northern region throughout 2007 and 2008. Successful government offensives in 2009 ended the rebellion. Niger is facing increased security concerns on its borders from various external threats including insecurity in Libya, spillover from the conflict in Mali, and violent extremism in northeastern Nigeria.
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