Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

be 62.1% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.2 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 79.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

make 18.6% less money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 76.9% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 64.3% more 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 21.3% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 32.6% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.3 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

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

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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