Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 6.4 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 31.3% less access to essential health services

Sri Lanka scores 67 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.

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Life

have 19.8% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 5.2 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.

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Basic Needs

be 18.7% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 54.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 13.0% less on healthcare

Sri Lanka 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.

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spend 2.5 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 91.0% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.

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Safety

be 53.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Sri Lanka, road accidents kill 11.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.2 times more home broadband

Sri Lanka has 8.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.

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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

Cook Islands is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 236 sq km. Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.
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