Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 70.7% more likely to be obese
In Puerto Rico, 42.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 25.8% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 76.0% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 40.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Puerto Rico, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 34.9% less home broadband
Puerto Rico has 28.0 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 (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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