If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Montenegro, you would:

Health

be 4.2 times more likely to be obese

In Montenegro, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 36.1% less access to essential health services

Montenegro scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.

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Life

be 8.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Montenegro, approximately 1.9 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.

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Basic Needs

be 27.1% less likely to have internet access

In Montenegro, approximately 88.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 66.8% less on healthcare

Montenegro spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.

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Geography

see 59.1% less coastline

Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.

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Safety

be 93.4% more likely to die in a road accident

In Montenegro, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 43.6% less home broadband

Montenegro has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.

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Sources: United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Bank (2023–2024), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Cook Islands: At a glance

Cook Islands is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 236 sq km. Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.
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