Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 52.1% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Paraguay, that number is 34.7% of people as of 2024.

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have 2.9 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Paraguay has 38.9 as of 2022.

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have 56.5% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Paraguay scores 72 as of 2021.

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live 3.2 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Paraguay, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 63.1% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Paraguay, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 25.9% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Paraguay, about 81.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 23.3% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Paraguay, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 19.3% more likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Paraguay, they kill 21.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 29.3% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Paraguay has 12.9 as of 2023.

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

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Paraguay: At a glance

Paraguay is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 397,302 sq km. Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half century. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy.
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