Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 Serbia, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 56.6% fewer doctors per person
Serbia has 31.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 36.1% less access to essential health services
Serbia scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 31.5% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.6 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 26.1% less likely to have internet access
In Serbia, approximately 87.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 60.1% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 35.3% more on education
Serbia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Serbia, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 45.4% less home broadband
Serbia has 33.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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