Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 69.3% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Turkmenistan, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.

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have 63.0% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Turkmenistan scores 75 as of 2021.

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live 6.9 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 72.8% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkmenistan, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 90.8% 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 Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 30.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 61.0% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.

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Expenditures

spend 71.9% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 71.1% less likely to be murdered

Cook Islands has a homicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Turkmenistan, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2015.

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be 54.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkmenistan, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 71.4% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Turkmenistan has 5.2 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2015–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Turkmenistan: At a glance

Turkmenistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 469,930 sq km. Present-day Turkmenistan covers territory that has been at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. The area was ruled in antiquity by various Persian empires, and was conquered by Alexander the Great, Muslim crusaders, the Mongols, Turkic warriors, and eventually the Russians. In medieval times Merv (today known as Mary) was one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by Russia in the late 1800s, Turkmenistan later figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1924, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic; it achieved independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves, which have yet to be fully exploited, have begun to transform the country. Turkmenistan is moving to expand its extraction and delivery projects. The Government of Turkmenistan is actively working to diversify its gas export routes beyond the still important Russian pipeline network. In 2010, new gas export pipelines that carry Turkmen gas to China and to northern Iran began operating, effectively ending the Russian monopoly on Turkmen gas exports. President for Life Saparmurat NYYAZOW died in December 2006, and Turkmenistan held its first multi-candidate presidential election in February 2007. Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, a deputy cabinet chairman under NYYAZOW, emerged as the country's new president; he was chosen as president again in February 2012, in an election that the OSCE said lacked the freedoms necessary to create a competitive environment.
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