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

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 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.

View global rankings →

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Grenada, 31.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

have 34.3% less access to essential health services

Grenada scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

Expenditures

spend 10.3% less on education

Grenada spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

View global rankings →

spend 31.2% less on healthcare

Grenada spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.

View global rankings →

Safety

be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Grenada, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

Infrastructure

find 38.8% less home broadband

Grenada has 29.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.

View global rankings →


Sources: United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Cook Islands: At a glance

Cook Islands is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 236 sq km. Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.
Read more

How big is Cook Islands compared to Grenada? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cook Islands or Grenada. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.