Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 93.7% more likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 48.0% fewer doctors per person
Mexico has 25.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 38.7% less access to essential health services
Mexico scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 31.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 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 21.7% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 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 22.0% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 83.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 13.3% more on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 46.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mexico, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 16.2% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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