Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 55.2% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Romania, that number is 32.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 2.7 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Romania has 36.2 as of 2022.

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have 69.6% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Romania scores 78 as of 2021.

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Life

be 62.3% 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 Romania, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 38.0% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Romania, there are 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 40.9% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Romania, about 91.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 28.7% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 78.4% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 87.5% more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.

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Safety

be 45.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Romania, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 96.5% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Romania has 35.8 as of 2024.

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

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Romania: At a glance

Romania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 229,891 sq km. The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they were de facto linked in 1859 and formally united in 1862 under the new name of Romania. The country gained recognition of its independence in 1878. It joined the Allied Powers in World War I and acquired new territories - most notably Transylvania - following the conflict. In 1940, Romania allied with the Axis powers and participated in the 1941 German invasion of the USSR. Three years later, overrun by the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice. The post-war Soviet occupation led to the formation of a communist "people's republic" in 1947 and the abdication of the king. The decades-long rule of dictator Nicolae CEAUSESCU, who took power in 1965, and his Securitate police state became increasingly oppressive and draconian through the 1980s. CEAUSESCU was overthrown and executed in late 1989. Former communists dominated the government until 1996 when they were swept from power. Romania joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.
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