Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 5.4 times more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 13.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 52.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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 64.8% fewer children
In Yemen, 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 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 67.0% less on healthcare
Yemen spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.7% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
Safety
be 44.4% less likely to be murdered
Yemen has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2013. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2012.
be 40.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Yemen, road accidents kill 29.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 14.3 times more home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), World Bank (2022–2024), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Cook Islands: At a glance
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