Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.2% more likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $16,700 as of 2016.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
have 34.7% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 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 58.8% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cook Islands, about 54.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 27.1% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cook Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 51.6% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.2% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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 Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.