Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 5.6 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
have 23.8% more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cook Islands, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.8% less likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cook Islands, about 54.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Thailand spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 16.7% more on education
Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cook Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.3% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cook Islands: At a glance
How big is Cook Islands compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.