Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 22.5 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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 21.1% more access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
be 5.3 times more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 77.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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 62.8% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 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 57.2% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 23.6% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 14.4 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 85.9% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Infrastructure
find 227.8 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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