If you lived in San Marino instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

live 8.7 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 67.4% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. San Marino scores 77 as of 2021.

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Life

be 92.5% 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 1.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 65.3% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 50.2% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In San Marino, about 97.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 37.0% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. San Marino spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In San Marino, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 66.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In San Marino, they kill 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 96.4% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. San Marino has 35.8 as of 2022.

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

San Marino: At a glance

San Marino is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 61 sq km. Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
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