Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 34.3% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $16,700 as of 2016.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
have 30.2% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cook Islands, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.6% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cook Islands, about 54.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 59.2% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 12.9% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cook Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 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 Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.