Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 57.9% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.

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have 48.1% more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.

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have 52.2% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.

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Life

be 47.9% 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 Oman, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 38.7% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 47.0% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Oman, about 95.2% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 17.4 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.

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Safety

be 37.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 39.3% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Oman: At a glance

Oman is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 309,500 sq km. The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered on Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, a newly established sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's dependence on British political and military advisors increased, but it never became a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al-Said overthrew his father, and he has since ruled as sultan. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world while preserving the longstanding close ties with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries. Inspired by the popular uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa beginning in January 2011, some Omanis began staging marches, demonstrations, and sit-ins calling mostly for more jobs and economic benefits and an end to corruption. In response to those protester demands, QABOOS in 2011 pledged to implement economic and political reforms, such as granting legislative and regulatory powers to the Majlis al-Shura and introducing unemployment benefits. Additionally, in August 2012, the Sultan announced a royal directive mandating the speedy implementation of a national job creation plan for thousands of public and private sector jobs. As part of the government's efforts to decentralize authority and allow greater citizen participation in local governance, Oman successfully conducted its first municipal council elections in December 2012. Announced by the Sultan in 2011, the municipal councils will have the power to advise the Royal Court on the needs of local districts across Oman's 11 governorates.
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