Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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.
have 69.8% more doctors per person
Philippines has 7.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
be 7.5 times more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 20.7% less access to essential health services
Philippines scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 26.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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 23.9% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 81.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Philippines, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Philippines has 7.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), 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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