Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 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 31.6% more doctors per person
Iraq has 10.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
be 82.3% more likely to be obese
In Iraq, 39.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 22.0% less access to essential health services
Iraq scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 20.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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.
have 52.7% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 81.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.1% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 62.8% less likely to be murdered
Iraq has a homicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2013. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2012.
be 18.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iraq, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2021), World Bank (2022–2024), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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