Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Syria, 33.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 11.6% fewer doctors per person
Syria has 15.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 28.1% less access to essential health services
Syria scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 47.8% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 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 39.1% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 18.1% more on healthcare
Syria spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 37.8% less coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 41.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Syria, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 66.7% more likely to be murdered
Syria has a homicide rate of 2.1 per 100,000 people as of 2010. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2012.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: United Nations SDG Indicators (2010–2022), The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2021–2024), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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