Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uganda instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 86.9% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uganda, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2024.
live 8.7 years less
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
have 85.8% fewer doctors per person
Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Uganda has 1.9 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 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 Uganda, on the other hand, 35.9 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 86.2% less likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 8.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.3% less on education
Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Uganda spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 32.5% more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 98.8% less home broadband
Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Uganda has 0.2 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022). How we calculate this
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