Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 35.2% less access to essential health services
Peru scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 44.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 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 23.2% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 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 20.9% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.3% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 38.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Peru, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 56.0% more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 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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