Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of France, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 59.0% fewer doctors per person
France has 32.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 45.9% less access to essential health services
France scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 24.7% more children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.9% less likely to have internet access
In France, approximately 88.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.5% less on education
France spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 3.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In France, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 62.8% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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