Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 48.3% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
live 4.8 years less
In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 43.6% more money
Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.
be 78.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Mexico, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 25.5% 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 Mexico, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
have 18.2% more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% more likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 93.8% more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.8 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mexico: At a glance
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