Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Tajikistan, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Tajikistan, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 31.3% less access to essential health services
Tajikistan scores 67 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 32.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Tajikistan, approximately 23.5 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 52.2% fewer children
In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.3 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 16.1% more likely to have internet access
In Tajikistan, approximately 55.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on education
Tajikistan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 57.0% less on healthcare
Tajikistan spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Safety
be 26.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tajikistan, road accidents kill 13.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 18.6 times more home broadband
Tajikistan has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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