Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 5.2 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 75.0% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 4.4 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.

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have 91.3% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.

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Life

be 83.1% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 34.7% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 36.6% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 88.5% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 14.9 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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Safety

be 59.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.5 times more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.

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

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Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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