Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

be 66.2% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 42.9% more money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $22,300 as of 2022.

be 16.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 10.2% 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 Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

have 23.1% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 48.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 17.4% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 75.0% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 27.5% more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance

Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 442 sq km. The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.
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