Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 30.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 67.6% fewer doctors per person
Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
have 38.7% less access to essential health services
Trinidad and Tobago scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 14.8% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 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 21.1% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 82.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.5% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 42.4% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 66.9% less coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Trinidad and Tobago, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 32.6% less home broadband
Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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