Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 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 5.4 times more doctors per person
Sudan has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
be 4.1 times more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 62.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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.
have 63.3% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 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 Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.3% more on healthcare
Sudan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 85.9% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 10.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Sudan, road accidents kill 19.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 303.7 times more home broadband
Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2017–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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