Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of India, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 86.0% more doctors per person
India has 7.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
be 9.0 times more likely to be obese
In India, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 27.0% less access to essential health services
India scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 31.6% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 23.3 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 24.3% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.0 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 12.2% more on education
India spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 14.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In India, road accidents kill 15.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.8 times more home broadband
India has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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