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

Health

live 5.8 years longer

In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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.

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be 6.1 times more likely to be obese

In Indonesia, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 16.4% less access to essential health services

Indonesia scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.

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Life

have 23.2% fewer children

In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.0% less likely to have internet access

In Indonesia, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 3.6 times more on education

Indonesia spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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spend 18.5% more on healthcare

Indonesia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.

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Geography

see 99.8% less coastline

Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.

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Safety

be 55.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Indonesia, road accidents kill 11.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 3.7 times more home broadband

Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), 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.
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