Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 68.1% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 45.7% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tajikistan scores 67 as of 2021.

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live 5.2 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Tajikistan, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 47.5% 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 Tajikistan, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.9% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tajikistan, about 55.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 18.3% more on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tajikistan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 21.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tajikistan, they kill 13.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 94.6% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tajikistan has 1.0 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Tajikistan: At a glance

Tajikistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 141,510 sq km. The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bands of indigenous guerrillas (called "basmachi") fiercely contested Bolshevik control of the area, which was not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic in 1929 and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992 to 1997. Tajikistan endured several domestic security incidents during 2010-12, including armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and between government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Tajikistan became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013. However, its economy continues to face major challenges, including dependence on remittances from Tajikistanis working in Russia, pervasive corruption, and the major role narcotrafficking plays in the country's informal economy.
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