Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 34.1% fewer doctors per person
Libya has 20.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 25.8% less access to essential health services
Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 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 26.7% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 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 20.9% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 59.0% less on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 48.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.0 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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