Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
make 38.8% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $16,700 as of 2016.
Life
have 64.9% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cook Islands, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 30.8% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cook Islands, about 54.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 60.3% less on healthcare
Greece spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cook Islands: At a glance
How big is Cook Islands compared to Greece? See an in-depth size comparison.