Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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.
have 7.0 times more doctors per person
Uganda has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 13.4 as of 2019.
be 7.6 times more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 35.9 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 64.9% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 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 7.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.5% less on healthcare
Uganda spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 79.7% more on education
Uganda spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Safety
be 10.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Uganda, road accidents kill 16.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 86.8 times more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
Compare further: Uganda vs. Cook Islands
Cook Islands: At a glance
How big is Cook Islands compared to Uganda? See an in-depth size comparison.