Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Poland, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 43.9% less access to essential health services
Poland scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 75.4% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 3.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 26.8% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 88.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 72.7% less coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 28.2% less home broadband
Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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