Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of North Korea, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 76 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 6.1 times more likely to be obese
In North Korea, 11.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 62.9% fewer doctors per person
North Korea has 36.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 32.4% less access to essential health services
North Korea scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 19.8% more likely to die during infancy
In North Korea, approximately 13.3 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.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
North Korea has a total of 2,495 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2022), World Bank (2017–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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