Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Life
have 22.2% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 74.4% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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