Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years less
In Israel, 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 45.9% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 34.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 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 26.5% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.4% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 54.9% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 56.0% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 4.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 37.6% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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