Quality of life comparison

be 56.0% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 1.8 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 77.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

make 39.7% less money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 23.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 41.3% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 10.9% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.1 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.6 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.