Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 6.8 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 78.8% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.

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have 3.2 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.

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have 84.8% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Spain scores 85 as of 2021.

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Life

be 83.7% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 46.3% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 47.8% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Spain, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 41.4 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

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Safety

be 80.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.2 times more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.

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

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Moving from Cook Islands to Spain · OECD 2017
4 people moved from Cook Islands to Spain.
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Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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