Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 33.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 79.6% fewer doctors per person
Seychelles has 66.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 38.7% less access to essential health services
Seychelles scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 23.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 12.9 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 26.2% less likely to have internet access
In Seychelles, approximately 87.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on healthcare
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.6% less coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 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 Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.3% less home broadband
Seychelles has 31.6 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 (2020–2022), 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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