Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 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 6.4 times more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 70.0% fewer doctors per person
Switzerland has 44.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 46.5% less access to essential health services
Switzerland scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 39.1% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 72.6% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Safety
be 7.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Switzerland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.3% less home broadband
Switzerland has 47.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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