Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Niger, you would:
Health
live 15.7 years longer
In Niger, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 31.4% more access to essential health services
Niger scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
be 10.7 times more likely to be obese
In Niger, 6.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 75.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Niger, approximately 65.6 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 70.8% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 41.4 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 4.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 15.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.0% less on healthcare
Niger spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 13.0% more on education
Niger spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Safety
be 20.5% less likely to be murdered
Niger has a homicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2012.
be 29.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Niger, road accidents kill 24.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 165.6 times more home broadband
Niger has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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