Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 70.5% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.

live 17.5 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 49.7% less money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Swaziland, that number is 28.0% as of 2014.

Life

have 86.1% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Swaziland, there are 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 13.0% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Swaziland, about 47.0% do as of 2019.

be 19.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cook Islands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Swaziland, 80% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 51.4% more on education

Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Swaziland spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Swaziland: At a glance

Swaziland is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 17,204 sq km. Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register as an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the constitution broke down between the government and progressive groups in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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