Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 59.4% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Panama, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 52.1% more money
Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
be 53.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.
Life
have 43.3% more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Panama, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.5% more likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Panama, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.4% less on education
Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Panama, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.8 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Panama: At a glance
How big is Panama compared to Cook Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.