Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 32.5% fewer doctors per person
Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 34.3% less access to essential health services
Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 91.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 8.3 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.
have 27.9% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 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 32.0% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 94.3% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 60.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 64.7% more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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