Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 81.5% more likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.6% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $16,700 as of 2016.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.3% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cook Islands, about 54.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cook Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 68.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cook Islands: At a glance
How big is Cook Islands compared to New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.