Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 30.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 49.8% fewer doctors per person
Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 37.0% less access to essential health services
Lebanon scores 73 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 24.2% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 16.0 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 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 80.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 3.8 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 46.7% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 81.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lebanon, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.5 times more home broadband
Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. 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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