Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 66.1% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2024.

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live 9.3 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Pakistan, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 13.8% fewer doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Pakistan has 11.6 as of 2021.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Pakistan, there are 27.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.0 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 48.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.7% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Pakistan, about 57.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 57.6% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Pakistan spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 21.3% less on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Pakistan, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 8.7 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.

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Safety

be 32.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Pakistan, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 91.9% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Pakistan has 1.5 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Pakistan: At a glance

Pakistan is a sovereign country in South Asia, with a total land area of approximately 770,875 sq km. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. India-Pakistan relations have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, but both countries are taking small steps to put relations back on track. In February 2008, Pakistan held parliamentary elections and in September 2008, after the resignation of former President MUSHARRAF, elected Asif Ali ZARDARI to the presidency. Pakistani government and military leaders are struggling to control domestic insurgents, many of whom are located in the tribal areas adjacent to the border with Afghanistan.
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