Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 6.4 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 13.2% less access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 53.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 34.2 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 55.1% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 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 85.2% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 14.4% more on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 77.6% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 37.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 6.0 times more home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 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 (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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