Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 14.1 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 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 4.9 times more likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 16.4% less access to essential health services
Zimbabwe scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 74.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 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 59.5% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 29.9 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 55.6% more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 41.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.1 times more on education
Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Safety
be 41.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Zimbabwe, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cook Islands, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 9.4 times more home broadband
Zimbabwe has 1.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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