Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 0.8 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 59.7% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 29.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 54.3% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Peru scores 71 as of 2021.

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Life

be 30.9% 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 Peru, on the other hand, 11.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 30.2% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 26.5% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 82.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 76.2% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 20.1 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.

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Safety

be 27.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 35.9% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Peru: At a glance

Peru is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,279,996 sq km. Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his resignation in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which installed Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of indigenous ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, oversaw a robust economic rebound. In June 2011, former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president, defeating Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi, the daughter of Alberto FUJIMORI. Since his election, HUMALA has carried on the sound, market-oriented economic policies of the three preceding administrations.
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