Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 39.5% less access to essential health services
Ukraine scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.4% less likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 82.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 61.0% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 67.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 15.8% less home broadband
Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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