Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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.
Economy
be 7.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 50.0% more likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Cook Islands, about 54.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 79.6% less on healthcare
Palau spends 15.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.1% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 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 Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.