Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 14.8 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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.
have 7.6 times more doctors per person
Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
be 4.1 times more likely to be obese
In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 74.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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 60.4% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 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 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 75.4% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.0 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 79.3% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 12.9% more likely to be murdered
Liberia has a homicide rate of 3.1 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2012.
be 15.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 67.5 times more home broadband
Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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