Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years less
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Palau, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 87.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
Life
be 29.2% 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 Palau, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Palau, about 36.0% do as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 4.9 times more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 15.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.7 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Palau: At a glance
How big is Palau compared to Cook Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.