Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Life
be 65.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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.
have 48.3% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.7% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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