Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

be 53.6% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Carolina, that number is 33.6% of people as of 2022.

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live 1.0 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In North Carolina, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.

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Basic Needs

be 36.9% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In North Carolina, about 88.7% do as of 2023.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), OECD Regional Demography (2020), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this

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