Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.6 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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.

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Life

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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.

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Geography

see 36.2% less coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.

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Safety

be 92.9% less likely to be murdered

Virgin Islands has a homicide rate of 49.6 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2012.

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Infrastructure

find 80.9% more home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), World Bank (2022–2024). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
Cook Islands is 50.4% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall
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Cook Islands: At a glance

Cook Islands is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 236 sq km. Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.
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