Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 68.2% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.

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have 23.7% more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Venezuela has 16.6 as of 2017.

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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. Venezuela scores 75 as of 2021.

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live 4.5 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 25.9% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 33.1% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.3% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Venezuela, about 76.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 18.1% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 23.3 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.

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Safety

be 25.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 29.0% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2017–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Venezuela: At a glance

Venezuela is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 882,050 sq km. Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Hugo CHAVEZ, president from 1999 to 2013, sought to implement his "21st Century Socialism," which purported to alleviate social ills while at the same time attacking capitalist globalization and existing democratic institutions. His hand-picked successor, President Nicolas MADURO, continues CHAVEZ's socialist programs. Current concerns include: a weakening of democratic institutions, political polarization, a politicized military, rampant violent crime, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, foreign exchange controls that discourage private-sector investment, high inflation, a decline in the quality of fundamental houman rights, and widespread scarcity of consumer goods.
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