Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 44.6% less access to essential health services
Ireland scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 21.0% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.4 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 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 97.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 58.6% more on education
Ireland spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 6.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Ireland, road accidents kill 2.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 43.6% less home broadband
Ireland has 32.3 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 (2021–2024), 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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