Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 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.
have 2.6 times more doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 38.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 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.
have 55.4% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 98.3% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 86.4% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 40.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.9 times more home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 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
Compare further: Gabon vs. Cook Islands
Cook Islands: At a glance
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