Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 48.3% less access to essential health services
Iceland scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 7.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 2.1 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 34.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 98.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% less on education
Iceland spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 7.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Iceland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 51.4% less home broadband
Iceland has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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