Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 6.9 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 75.8% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 17.5% of people as of 2024.

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have 3.3 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Sweden has 44.1 as of 2021.

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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. Sweden scores 85 as of 2021.

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Life

be 87.4% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 23.1% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 59.1% more on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 26.8 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Safety

be 88.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sweden, they kill 2.1 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. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.

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

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Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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