Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 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 79.0% more likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 40.8% fewer doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 41.0% less access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 20.8% more children
In Kuwait, 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 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 35.5% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 76.0% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 91.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 18.0 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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