Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 8.2 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 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.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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 32.3% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.7% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.6% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Infrastructure
find 54.8% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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