Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 18.2 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 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.
have 70.4% more access to essential health services
Somalia scores 27 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
be 4.9 times more likely to be obese
In Somalia, 14.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 75.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 65.4 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.
have 71.4% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 42.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 27.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.4% less on healthcare
Somalia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.0% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 12.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Somalia, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 25.3 times more home broadband
Somalia has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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